The word language came from the Latin lingua (tongue, speech, language) from the verb lingo (to lick), which is related to the Greek verb λείχω (liho; to lick).
In Greek:
α) γλείφω: lick [glifo]
More: http://ewonago.blogspot.com/2008/08/language.html
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This folk etyology is irrelevant and false... :=) Actually, in Old Latin inscriptions it was written DINGVA pronounced dingua and came from the same Indo-European word as the English 'tongue', and the reconstructed Proto-Indoeuropean root could be dnghw(a), of course pronounced dnnghu(a). Mea Lingua gustat omne. MEA DINGVA GOSTAT OMNED.
OINOM ANNOM STVDIAVEI DINGVAM LATINAM OREIGENEBOS VARIONS
HANCE SICNATOVRAM VIDETE ET REDITE
ITEM BOLVNTAS BIXET BERITAS BIVAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxc0qxl4 ... age&fmt=18
HANCE SICNATOVRAM VIDETE ET REDITE
ITEM BOLVNTAS BIXET BERITAS BIVAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxc0qxl4 ... age&fmt=18
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I might be wrong, though. Not that sure, but according to http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=lingual
Imight be right.
Imight be right.
OINOM ANNOM STVDIAVEI DINGVAM LATINAM OREIGENEBOS VARIONS
HANCE SICNATOVRAM VIDETE ET REDITE
ITEM BOLVNTAS BIXET BERITAS BIVAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxc0qxl4 ... age&fmt=18
HANCE SICNATOVRAM VIDETE ET REDITE
ITEM BOLVNTAS BIXET BERITAS BIVAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxc0qxl4 ... age&fmt=18
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