linguo-, lingu-, lingua-, -linguist, -linguistic, -linguistical, -linguistically +
(Latin: literally tongue; and by extension, speech, language)
From Old Latin dingua which is a cognate (kindred) with Old English tunge, The change of d (in Old Latin dingua) to l (in Latin lingua) was probably due to dialectal influence (the so-called "Sabine l"). It was facilitated by a folk-etymological association with lingere, "to lick", the tongue having been conceived as "the licking organ".
buccolingual (adjective), more buccolingual, most buccolingual
1. Relating to the check and the tongue: In dentistry, referring to that aspect of the dental arch or those surfaces of the teeth that are in contact with the mucosa or tissue of the lip or cheek and the tongue.
2. Referring to the buccal (cheek) and lingual (tongue) surfaces of a tooth at the back of the mouth.
2. Referring to the buccal (cheek) and lingual (tongue) surfaces of a tooth at the back of the mouth.
buccolingually (adverb)
Descriptive of something that is in the direction from the cheek toward the tongue.
centilingued (adjective)
Hundred-tongued; as in, centilingued rumor.
cervicolingual (adjective)
Pertaining to the lingual surface of the neck of a tooth; also linguocervical.
collingual (adjective)
1. Having, or referring to, the same language.
2. Agreeing together in language.
2. Agreeing together in language.
crassilingual (adjective)
Having a thick tongue; thick tongued.
The special language used in the analysis of codes and coding methods and the composition of coded or secret messages.
1. Someone or those who specialize in the language of writing, transcribing, or decoding secret messages.
2. A specialist in the language of secret codes and their analysis or interpretations.
2. A specialist in the language of secret codes and their analysis or interpretations.
dentilingual (adjective)
A reference to the teeth and the tongue.
dentolingual (adjective)
A reference to the teeth and the tongue.
Punishment by cutting out the tongue: "There was a time when Old English Law used elinguation or the excision of the tongue as a form of punishment."
elinguid (adjective)
Deprived of the tongue; hence, speechless: "The term elinguid is an obsolete, or old-fashioned term, for being tongue-tied or being unable to speak."
ethnolinguistic (adjective)
Of or pertaining to the study of language as an aspect or part of culture: "Ethnolinguistic studies involves the influence of language on culture and of culture on language."
ethnolinguistics (s) (noun)
1. The study of language as an aspect of culture: "Ethnolinguistics is the study of the effects of cultural influences on language or the cultural results that come from language."
2. The study of the relations between linguistic and cultural behavior.
2. The study of the relations between linguistic and cultural behavior.
faciolingual (adjective)
A reference to something that affects the face and the tongue: One example of a faciolingual effect is the paralysis of the face and the tongue.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.":
cit-;
clam-;
dic-;
fa-;
-farious;
glosso-;
glotto-;
lalo-;
locu-;
logo-;
loqu-;
mythico-;
-ology;
ora-;
-phasia;
-phemia;
phon-;
phras-;
Quotes: Language,Part 1;
Quotes: Language, Part 2;
Quotes: Language, Part 3;
serm-;
tongue;
voc-.
