Lingual
/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/noun
Relating to the tongue or to language.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *lingua* (“tongue, language”), and that same ancient root also gave English *language* through a completely different historical path.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
“tongue”
Latin
Latin
lingua
“tongue; speech; language”
Late Latin
Latin
lingualis
“of the tongue”
Old French
Old French
lingual
“of the tongue”
Modern English
English
lingual
“relating to the tongue or language”