Interlingua

See also: interlingua and interlíngua

English

Etymology

Coined possibly independently multiple times in multiple languages, but modern use derives from the Interlingua word. The word itself comes from Latin inter (“between”) + lingua (“language”).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: ĭn'tə(r)lĭng"wə, IPA(key): /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋɡwə/
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Proper noun

Interlingua

  1. A constructed interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.
  2. Latino sine flexione, a simplified version of Latin by Giuseppe Peano

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Interlingue, a different constructed language.

  • Interlingual
  • Interlinguist
  • Interlinguistics

Translations

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Further reading

Interlingua

Proper noun

Interlingua

  1. Alternative letter-case form of interlingua (“Interlingua”)

Romanian

Proper noun

Interlingua f

  1. Interlingua
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