glossolalia
English
/ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪliə/, /ˌɡlɑsəˈleɪliə/
noun
Definitions
- Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (tongue, language) derived from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*glōgʰs
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ankyloglossia English
- glossa English
- glossal English
- glossolalic English
- glossolalist English
- glosa Latin
- glossa Latin
- glōssa Latin
- hipogloso Spanish, Castilian
- γλῶσσᾰ Ancient Greek
- *glōgʰs Proto-Indo-European
- *wi- Proto-Indo-European
- aglosso Portuguese
- γλωσσολαλιά Greek (modern)
- λαλιά Greek (modern)
- *glóťťā Proto-Hellenic