linguistic

linguistic
linguistic (adj.) 1856, from Fr. linguistique (1833); see LINGUIST (Cf. linguist) + -IC (Cf. -ic). The use of linguistic to mean "of or pertaining to language or languages" is "hardly justifiable etymologically," according to OED, but "has arisen because lingual suggests irrelevant associations." Related: linguistically.

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