linguistics
Meaning
The systematic and scholarly study of language.
Synonyms
Translations
linguistique
lingüística
Linguistik
linguistica
γλωσσολογία
lingüística
linguïstiek
linguística
لسانياتFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Latin lingua English -ist English linguist English -ics English linguistics From linguist + -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1847 from German Linguistik.
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