Meaning
Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua + -al. Doublet of lingualis.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
nonlinguistic
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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