Definition
Relating to glottology, the study of language origins, linguistic history, and the development of writing systems.
Etymology
From 'glotta' (variant of 'glotta,' referring to language) combined with '-logic' (relating to study or science). The term emerged in 19th-century linguistics to describe the scholarly investigation of language families and writing.
Kelly Says
Glottology is the detective work of language—scholars hunt for connections between ancient languages, using words like fossil fingerprints to trace family trees that go back thousands of years.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቋንቋ ሳይንስ
kwan-kwan say-n-is
ARالعربية
علم اللغات
ʻilm al-lughaat
BNবাংলা
ভাষাবিজ্ঞানিক
bhaashaa-bijnaanik
CACatalà
glottologic
glo-to-lo-jik
CSČeština
glottologický
glo-to-lo-gi-cky
DADansk
glottologisk
glo-to-lo-gis-k
DEDeutsch
glottologisch
glo-to-lo-gis-ch
ELΕλληνικά
γλωττολογικός
glo-to-lo-jik-os
ESEspañol
glottologico
glo-to-loj-i-ko
FAفارسی
گlottological
glo-to-lo-ji-kal
FISuomi
glottologinen
glo-to-lo-gi-nen
FRFrançais
glottologique
glo-to-lo-jik
GUGU
ભાષાશાસ્ત્ર
bhaashaa-shaashtra
HAHA
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik
HEעברית
גלוטולוגי
glo-to-lo-gi
HIहिन्दी
भाषायीविज्ञानिक
bhaashāyī-vigyaanānik
HUMagyar
glottologikus
glo-to-lo-gi-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
glottologik
glo-to-lo-jik
IGIG
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik
ITItaliano
glottologico
glo-to-loj-i-ko
JA日本語
語学論的
go-gak-ron-teki
KKKK
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik
KO한국어
글로토로지적
geullotto-ro-ji-jeok
MRMR
भाषविज्ञान
bhaasha-vigyaan
MSBahasa Melayu
glottologi
glo-to-lo-ji
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြောဆိုရေး
ska-par-hso-re
NLNederlands
glottologisch
glo-to-lo-gis-ch
NONorsk
glottologisk
glo-to-lo-gis-k
PAPA
ભાષાશास्त્ર
bhaashaa-shaashtra
PLPolski
glottologiczny
glo-to-lo-dzhy-t͡sny
PTPortuguês
glottologico
glo-to-loj-i-ko
RORomână
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik
RUРусский
глотологический
glo-to-lo-gi-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
glottologisk
glo-to-lo-gis-k
SWKiswahili
glottologiki
glo-to-lo-ji-ki
TAதமிழ்
மொழியியல்
mozhi-yaal
TEతెలుగు
భాషాశాస్త్రం
bhaashaa-shaasthram
THไทย
วิชาภาษาศาสตร์
wi-chaa pha-sa-at-sa-at
TLTL
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik
TRTürkçe
glottolojik
glo-to-loj-ik
UKУкраїнська
глотологічний
glo-to-lo-hi-chnyy
URاردو
بہائیات
bah-i-yaat
VITiếng Việt
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik
YOYO
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik
ZUZU
glottologic
glo-to-loj-ik