glossa
English
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (tongue, language).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γλῶσσᾰ
Gloss
tongue, language
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
語
Emoji
👅 😋 😛 😜 😝 🤑
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ankyloglossia English
- glossal English
- glossolalia English
- glosa Latin
- glossa Latin
- glōssa Latin
- hipogloso Spanish, Castilian
- γλῶσσᾰ Ancient Greek
- *glōgʰs Proto-Indo-European
- aglosso Portuguese