English
linguine
Linguine comes from Italian lingua ‘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‘the tongue’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘tongue’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentlinguineliterally ‘little tongues’
- 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‘the tongue’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘tongue’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentlinguineliterally ‘little tongues’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Italian linguine (literally “little tongues”), from lingua (‘tongue’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ‘tongue’
through Latin dingua ‘pre-classical form of lingua’
through Latin lingua ‘the tongue’
Today it means
noun Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s / linguine