English Explanatory Dictionary

Interlingua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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
noun
  1. an interlanguage

Pronunciation

ĭn'tə(r)lĭng"wə /ɪn.tə(ɹ).lɪŋ.ɡwə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Frzzl-Interlingua.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-Interlingua.wav

Word forms

Interlingua interlinguas

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”).

Related words

Interlingual Interlinguist Interlinguistics Wiktionary’s coverage of Interlingua terms ia ina ina ⁠
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