Added 9 October 2026
linguistics
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ noun
In Latin: linguistica Coined: 1847, by William Whewell Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about linguistics at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The scientific study of language.
- The humanistic study of language and literature.
Origin
From linguist + -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1847 from German Linguistik.
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