Lingua Ignota

/ˈlinɡʷa iŋˈnoːta/

proper noun

A Latin-influenced mystical 12th-century constructed language recorded by St. Hildegard of Bingen, and apparently the first entirely artificial language.

OriginLatin lingua ignōtā →
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Meanings

proper nounLingua Ignota (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Latin-influenced mystical 12th-century constructed language recorded by St. Hildegard of Bingen, and apparently the first entirely artificial language.

Origin

  1. Latinlingua ignōtā“unknown language”
  2. EnglishLingua Ignota

From Latin lingua ignōtā (“unknown language”).

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Lingua Ignota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingua%20Ignota

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“Lingua Ignota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingua%20Ignota. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lingua Ignota,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingua%20Ignota.

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