-glossia
English
Alternative forms
- -glossy
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Compare gloss-, glott-.
Suffix
-glossia
- (anatomy) Used to form nouns relating to the tongue.
- diglossia, macroglossia, pachyglossia
- (linguistics) Used to form nouns relating to language or speech.
- diglossia, heteroglossia, xenoglossia
Derived terms
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Related terms
- -glossic
- -glot