Meanings
nounhistorical linguistics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe scientific study of language change.
Meronym: etymology
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Holonym: linguistics
Synonyms: diachronic linguistics
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nounThe scientific study of language change.
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Translations
Afrikaans diachroniese taalkunde, historiese taalkunde
- diachroniese taalkundethe scientific study of language change
- historiese taalkundethe scientific study of language change
Arabic لُغَوِيَات تَارِيخِيَّة
- لُغَوِيَات تَارِيخِيَّة (luḡawiyāt tārīḵiyya)the scientific study of language change
Basque hizkuntzalaritza historiko, hiskuntzalaritza diakronikoa
- hizkuntzalaritza historikothe scientific study of language change
- hiskuntzalaritza diakronikoathe scientific study of language change
Bengali ঐতিহাসিক ভাষাবিজ্ঞান
- ঐতিহাসিক ভাষাবিজ্ঞান (ōitihaśik bhaśabiggên)the scientific study of language change
Catalan lingüística diacrònica
- lingüística diacrònicathe scientific study of language change
Chinese Cantonese 歷史語言學 /历史语言学, 歷史言語學 /历史言语学
- 歷史語言學 /历史语言学 (lik⁶ si² jyu⁵ jin⁴ hok⁶)the scientific study of language change
- 歷史言語學 /历史言语学 (lik⁶ si² jin⁴ jyu⁵ hok⁶)the scientific study of language change
Chinese Mandarin 歷史語言學 /历史语言学, 歷史言語學 /历史言语学
- 歷史語言學 /历史语言学 (lìshǐ yǔyánxué)the scientific study of language change
- 歷史言語學 /历史言语学 (lìshǐ yányǔxué)the scientific study of language change
Czech historická lingvistika, diachronní lingvistika
- historická lingvistikathe scientific study of language change
- diachronní lingvistikathe scientific study of language change
Dutch historische taalkunde
- historische taalkundethe scientific study of language change
Esperanto historio de lingvo
- historio de lingvothe scientific study of language change
Finnish kielihistoria
- kielihistoriathe scientific study of language change
French linguistique historique, linguistique diachronique
- linguistique historiquethe scientific study of language change
- linguistique diachroniquethe scientific study of language change
German historische Sprachwissenschaft, historische Linguistik
- historische Sprachwissenschaftthe scientific study of language change
- historische Linguistikthe scientific study of language change
- Historiolinguistikthe scientific study of language change
Greek ιστορική γλωσσολογία
- ιστορική γλωσσολογία (istorikí glossología)the scientific study of language change
Hebrew בַּלְשָׁנוּת הִיסְטוֹרִית
- בַּלְשָׁנוּת הִיסְטוֹרִית (balshanút histórit)the scientific study of language change
Hindi ऐतिहासिक भाषाविज्ञान
- ऐतिहासिक भाषाविज्ञान (aitihāsik bhāṣāvijñān)the scientific study of language change
Hungarian történeti nyelvészet
- történeti nyelvészetthe scientific study of language change
Icelandic söguleg málvísindi
- söguleg málvísindithe scientific study of language change
Indonesian linguistik historis
- linguistik historisthe scientific study of language change
Italian linguistica storica, linguistica diacronica
- linguistica storicathe scientific study of language change
- linguistica diacronicathe scientific study of language change
Japanese 歴史言語学
- 歴史言語学 (rekishi gengo-gaku)the scientific study of language change
Korean 역사언어학
- 역사언어학 (yeoksa'eoneohak)the scientific study of language change
Latin linguistica historica
- linguistica historicathe scientific study of language change
Norwegian Bokmål historisk lingvistikk
- historisk lingvistikkthe scientific study of language change
Polish językoznawstwo historyczne, językoznawstwo diachroniczne
- językoznawstwo historycznethe scientific study of language change
- językoznawstwo diachronicznethe scientific study of language change
Portuguese linguística histórica, linguística diacrônica
- linguística históricathe scientific study of language change
- linguística diacrônicathe scientific study of language change
Punjabi ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਦੁਕਾਲੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
- ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (itihāsak bhāśā vigiāna)the scientific study of language change
- ਦੁਕਾਲੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (dukālī bhāśā vigiāna)the scientific study of language change
Romanian lingvistică istorică, lingvistică diacronică
- lingvistică istoricăthe scientific study of language change
- lingvistică diacronicăthe scientific study of language change
Slovak historická jazykoveda, diachronická jazykoveda
- historická jazykovedathe scientific study of language change
- diachronická jazykovedathe scientific study of language change
Spanish lingüística histórica, lingüística diacrónica
- lingüística históricathe scientific study of language change
- lingüística diacrónicathe scientific study of language change
Swedish historisk lingvistik
- historisk lingvistikthe scientific study of language change
Tagalog lingguwistikang pangkasaysayan
- lingguwistikang pangkasaysayanthe scientific study of language change
Tamil வரலாற்று மொழியியல்
- வரலாற்று மொழியியல் (varalāṟṟu moḻiyiyal)the scientific study of language change
Thai ภาษาศาสตร์เชิงประวัติ
- ภาษาศาสตร์เชิงประวัติ (paa-săa sàat cherng bprà-wàt)the scientific study of language change
Ukrainian діахроні́чна лінгві́стика
- діахроні́чна лінгві́стика (diaxroníčna linhvístyka)the scientific study of language change
Vietnamese ngôn ngữ học lịch sử, ngôn ngữ học lịch đại
- ngôn ngữ học lịch sửthe scientific study of language change
- ngôn ngữ học lịch đạithe scientific study of language change
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historical linguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historical%20linguistics
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“historical linguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historical%20linguistics. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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