English
ligule
Ligule comes from Latin lingula ‘tongue, a narrow strip of land’, from 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElingulaas ligula‘tongue, a narrow strip of land’
- Englishtodayligule
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElingulaas ligula‘tongue, a narrow strip of land’
- Englishtodayligule
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‘tongue’
through Latin dingua ‘pre-classical form of lingua’
linguistics, langue, sublingual, 18 more
through Latin lingua ‘tongue’
language, lang, linguistic, bilingual, lingo, linguist, lingual, lingua, linguine, 21 more
Today it means
noun A strap-shaped structure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s / ligule