English

Glottocode

From glotto- + code.

Ancient Greek γλῶττα ‘tongue’

Latin caudex ‘the stock or stem of a tree’

Latin cōdex ‘tree trunk’

Old French code ‘system of law’

Middle English code ‘system of law’

English code

Today it means

noun A language code associated with a particular language in the Glottolog database.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Glottocode