linguo-

prefix

Tongue.

OriginLatin lingua ← Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā ← Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. anatomyTongue.
  2. human sciencesLanguage.

    Recent work dealing with the Esperanto speech community has focused on the identity of Esperanto speakers […] and on the changes that can be observed concerning linguo-political and -ideological orientations after the 1960s[…].

    2022, Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch, “Previous interlinguistic research” (chapter 3), in Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 17

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
glosso-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  3. Latindingua
  4. Latinlingua
  5. Englishlinguo-

From Latin lingua + English -o-.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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