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Interlingua¹

  • /ɪn.tə(ɹ).lɪŋ.ɡwə/

Where it comes from

Coined possibly independently multiple times in multiple languages, but modern use derives from the Interlingua word. The word itself comes from Latin inter (“between”) + lingua (“language”).

proper noun

  1. A constructed interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.
  2. Latino sine flexione, a simplified version of Latin by Giuseppe Peano

interlingua²

Where it comes from

From inter- + Latin lingua (“language”).

noun interlinguas

  1. an interlanguage

Translations

Every language

name interlanguage based on Romance languages

Españolinterlingua
한국어인테르링구아 Intereuringgua, 인터링구아 Inteoringgua
日本語インターリングア Intāringua, インターリングア語 Intāringua-go
中文國際語 /国际语 Guójìyǔ
हिन्दीइंटरलिंगुआ iṇṭarliṅguā
Portuguêsinterlíngua
FrançaisInterlingua
DeutschInterlingua
Italianointerlingua
RomânăInterlingua
Русскийинтерли́нгва intɛrlíngva
Tiếng ViệtInterlingua
العربيةإِنْتَرْلِنْغْوَا ʔintarlinḡwā
עבריתאינטרלינגואה interlingua

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"interlingua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/interlingua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{interlingua_2026,
  title = {interlingua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interlingua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}