"glosso-" meaning in English

See glosso- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɡlɒs.ə(ʊ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡlɑs.oʊ/ [General-American], /ɡlɔs.oʊ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue; language”) + -o-. Etymology templates: {{af|en|γλῶσσᾰ|-o-|lang1=grc|t1=tongue; language}} Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue; language”) + -o- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} glosso-, {{en-prefix}} glosso-
  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tongue. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-glosso--en-prefix-geJk74NO Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to language or speech. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (Translations): gloso- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-glosso--en-prefix-dtzKOOSp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 88 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: linguo- (english: Latinate equivalent), gloss- [before-vowel], glotto-, glott- Related terms: -glossia

Alternative forms

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