English
langued
Langued 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’
- Englishearliest quotation 1663langued
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’
- Englishearliest quotation 1663langued
Earliest quotation: 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras: “[…] Armed, as heralds cant, and langued, / Or,…”
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
adj Having the tongue visible (and typically of a specified tincture).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s / langued