biolinguistic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the field of biolinguistics, the biological study of language

OriginEnglish linguistic ← German linguistisch ← Latin lingua →
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Meanings

adjectivebiolinguistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the field of biolinguistics, the biological study of language

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  6. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  7. Latindingua
  8. Latinlingua
  9. GermanLinguist
  10. GermanLinguistik
  11. Germanlinguistisch
  12. Englishlinguistic
  13. Englishbiolinguistic

From bio- + linguistic.

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APA

biolinguistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolinguistic

MLA

“biolinguistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolinguistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biolinguistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolinguistic.

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