"glottogony" meaning in All languages combined

See glottogony on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡlɒˈtɒɡəni/, /ɡləˈtɒɡəni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glottogony.wav
Etymology: From glotto- + -gony. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{af|en|glotto-|-gony}} glotto- + -gony Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} glottogony (uncountable)
  1. The genesis of language, i. e. the emergence of a system of verbal communication from proto-linguistic or non-linguistic means of communication. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-glottogony-en-noun-E9T-YO3Q Categories (other): English terms prefixed with glotto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with glotto-: 60 40
  2. The study of language origins. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-glottogony-en-noun-aoujylYq Disambiguation of Linguistics: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gony, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gony: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: glottogonic, glottogonist Related terms: glottogenetic, glottogenesis, cosmogony
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