interlingua

in·ter·lin·gua
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/ɪn.tə(ɹ).lɪŋ.ɡwə/

noun

an interlanguage

OriginLatin inter →
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Meanings

interlingua1

nouninterlingua (plural interlinguas)

plural interlinguas

  1. an interlanguage

Interlingua2

proper noun
  1. A constructed interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.
  2. Latino sine flexione, a simplified version of Latin by Giuseppe Peano

Origin

interlingua · noun

From inter- + Latin lingua (“language”).

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Interlingua · proper noun

  1. Latininter“between”
  2. EnglishInterlingua

Coined possibly independently multiple times in multiple languages, but modern use derives from the Interlingua word. The word itself comes from Latin inter (“between”) + lingua (“language”).

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Translations

Arabic إِنْتَرْلِنْغْوَا
  • إِنْتَرْلِنْغْوَا (ʔintarlinḡwā)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Basque interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Bulgarian интерли́нгва
  • интерли́нгва (interlíngva)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Catalan interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Chinese Mandarin 國際語 /国际语
  • 國際語 /国际语 (Guójìyǔ)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Czech interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Danish interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Dutch Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Esperanto Interlingvao
  • Interlingvaointerlanguage based on Romance languages
Finnish interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
French Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
German Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Hebrew אינטרלינגואה
  • אינטרלינגואה (interlingua)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Hindi इंटरलिंगुआ
  • इंटरलिंगुआ (iṇṭarliṅguā)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Hungarian interlingva
  • interlingvainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Italian interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Japanese インターリングア, インターリングア語
  • インターリングア (Intāringua)interlanguage based on Romance languages
  • インターリングア語 (Intāringua-go)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Korean 인테르링구아, 인터링구아
  • 인테르링구아 (Intereuringgua)interlanguage based on Romance languages
  • 인터링구아 (Inteoringgua)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Latin Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Lithuanian Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Norwegian Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Persian زبان میانجی, اینترلینگو
  • زبان میانجی (zabân-e miyânji)interlanguage based on Romance languages
  • اینترلینگو (interlingua)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Polish interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Portuguese interlíngua
  • interlínguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Romanian Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Russian интерли́нгва
  • интерли́нгва (intɛrlíngva)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Slovak Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Spanish interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Swedish interlingua
  • interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Thai ภาษาอินเตอร์ลิงกวา
  • ภาษาอินเตอร์ลิงกวา (paasăa inderlinggwaa)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Turkish İnterlingua
  • İnterlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Ukrainian інтерлі́нгва, інтерлі́нґва
  • інтерлі́нгва (interlínhva)interlanguage based on Romance languages
  • інтерлі́нґва (interlíngva)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Urdu انٹرلنگوا
  • انٹرلنگوا (iṇṭarliṅguā)interlanguage based on Romance languages
Vietnamese Interlingua
  • Interlinguainterlanguage based on Romance languages
Cite this entry
APA

interlingua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlingua

MLA

“interlingua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlingua. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interlingua,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlingua.

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