English
langue
Langue comes from French langue ‘tongue’, 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‘tongue, speech, language’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400langue‘tongue’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘tongue’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘tongue’
- Englishtodaysame 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‘tongue, speech, language’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400langue‘tongue’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘tongue’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘tongue’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‘tongue’
through Latin dingua ‘pre-classical form of lingua’
linguistics, sublingual, 21 more
through Latin lingua ‘tongue, speech, language’
linguistic, bilingual, lingo, linguist, lingual, lingua, linguine, 23 more
Today it means
noun Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s / langue