English

exoglossic

From exo- + glossic.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs ‘out of’

Proto-Hellenic *eks

Ancient Greek ἐκ ‘Out of, from’

Ancient Greek ἔξω ‘outer’

English exo-

Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā

Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ ‘the tongue’

Latin glossa ‘a word requiring a gloss’

Today it means

adj Describing a non-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 / exoglossic