langue

French

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) tongue
  • (linguistics) language system of communication using written or spoken words

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French langue inherited from Old French langue inherited from Latin lingua (tongue, speech, language) inherited from Old Latin dingua (tongue) inherited from Proto-Italic *denɣwā (tongue) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue, language, speech).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Gloss

tongue, language, speech

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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