glottogony
English
Etymology
from Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue, language”) + γονή (gonḗ, “generation”).
Noun
glottogony
- The genesis of language, i. e. the emergence of a system of verbal communication from proto-linguistic or non-linguistic means of communication.
- The study of language origins.
Derived terms
- glottogonic
Related terms
- glottogenetic
- glottogenesis