Etymograph

English

linguanaut

Linguanaut comes from Latin lingua ‘language’, from dingua ‘pre-classical form of lingua’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‘tongue’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s‘tongue’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dn̥ɣwā‘tongue’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdingua‘pre-classical form of lingua’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElingua‘language’
  5. Englishtodaylinguanaut

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s‘tongue’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dn̥ɣwā‘tongue’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdingua‘pre-classical form of lingua’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElingua‘language’
  5. Englishtodaylinguanaut

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‘tongue’

tongue, tung, 22 more

through Latin dingua ‘pre-classical form of lingua’

linguistics, langue, 22 more

through Latin lingua ‘language’

language, lang, linguistic, bilingual, lingo, sublingual, 24 more

Today it means

noun Someone who is passionate about languages.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s / linguanaut

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