Etymology

sublingual

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Today it means: Administered through placement under the tongue. Full definition →

First used 17th c.New Latin sublinguālis
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromsublinguālis
  2. English todaysublingual

Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. Administered through placement under the tongue.
  • from 17th c. Situated beneath the tongue.

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