English

endoglossic

From endo- + glossic.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā

Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ ‘the tongue’

Latin glossa ‘a word requiring a gloss’

Today it means

adj Describing an indigenous language that is the main or the official language of a region or country

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

Etymograph / endoglossic