l 1 i 1 n 1 g 2 u 1 i 1 s 1 t 1
8 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a specialist in linguistics
noun a person who speaks more than one language
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English linguist…
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Words from these letters
- listing 8
- lusting 8
- lutings 8
- silting 8
- suiting 8
- tilings 8
- glints 7
- guilts 7
- isling 7
- lungis 7
- luting 7
- siting 7