English
Glossic
Glossic comes from Latin glossa ‘a word requiring a gloss’, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ ‘the tongue’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glṓt͏̌t͏̌āreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῶσσᾰglôssă‘the tongue’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglossa‘a word requiring a gloss’
- Englishearliest quotation 1873Glossic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glṓt͏̌t͏̌āreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῶσσᾰglôssă‘the tongue’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglossa‘a word requiring a gloss’
- Englishearliest quotation 1873Glossic
Earliest quotation: 1873, The quarterly journal of science and ann: “Mr. Ellis's Glossic is a new concurrent system of…”
Formed from -ic
Every English word from Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
Today it means
name A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but always using one symbol to represent one sound.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā / Glossic