Lalia
/ˈleɪ.li.ə/noun
Speech or verbal expression, especially as used in linguistic and medical terminology.
Did you know?Ancient Greek λαλιά referred to talk or chatter, and its expressive root survives in modern diagnostic words such as echolalia and glossolalia.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
λαλέω (laleō)
“To talk, chatter, or speak”
Ancient Greek
Greek
λαλιά (laliā)
“Speech, talk, or conversation”
Late Greek
Greek
-λαλία (-lalia)
“A combining form referring to speech or verbal expression”
19th Century
Medical English
lalia
“Speech, especially in terms describing speech disorders or unusual forms of speaking”
Modern English
English
lalia
“Speech or verbal expression, chiefly in technical compounds”
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