Interlingua

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/

Proper noun

Interlingua

  1. An 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

Abbreviations

Usage notes

Sometimes confused with Interlingue

  • Interlingual
  • Interlinguist
  • Interlinguistics

Translations

References

See also
  • Appendix of Interlingua words, phrases and examples

Further reading

Interlingua

Proper noun

Interlingua

  1. Interlingua

Romanian

Proper noun

Interlingua f

  1. Interlingua
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