lingu- root words — words with the lingu- root

The root lingu- comes from Latin lingua, meaning tongue, speech. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including language, languages, linguistic, bilingual, lingo, linguist, linguistics, linguists, monolingual, cunnilingus, lingual, multilingual. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lingu- root

Explore words with lingu- — words containing the lingu- root and sharing its sense of "tongue, speech". Examples include language, languages, linguistic, bilingual, lingo, linguist, linguistics, linguists, monolingual, cunnilingus, lingual, multilingual. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does lingu- mean?

The lingu- root means tongue, speech, from Latin lingua. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.