English
langaj
Langaj comes from French langage ‘language’, from Latin dingua ‘pre-classical form of lingua’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‘tongue’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s‘tongue’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dn̥ɣwā‘tongue’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdingua‘pre-classical form of lingua’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElingua‘a tongue, utterance, language, speech’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*linguāticum‘manner of speaking, language’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400language
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlangage‘language’
- Haitian Creolemodernlangaj
- Englishearliest quotation 2003same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s‘tongue’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dn̥ɣwā‘tongue’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdingua‘pre-classical form of lingua’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElingua‘a tongue, utterance, language, speech’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*linguāticum‘manner of speaking, language’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400language
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlangage‘language’
- Haitian Creolemodernlangaj
- Englishearliest quotation 2003same form
Earliest quotation: 2003, Marie-Jose Alcide Saint-Lot, Vodou: “Though used only by initiates, some passages in langaj…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‘tongue’
through Latin dingua ‘pre-classical form of lingua’
linguistics, sublingual, 19 more
through Latin lingua ‘a tongue, utterance, language, speech’
linguistic, bilingual, lingo, linguist, lingual, lingua, linguine, langue, 21 more
through Old French language
Today it means
noun A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s / langaj