polylingual

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Latin linguālislbor.

English lingual

English polylingual

From poly- + lingual.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl

Adjective

polylingual (comparative more polylingual, superlative most polylingual)

1. of or pertaining to multiple languages; multilingual
2. able to use multiple languages

Derived terms

• polylingualism