glotto-

American  

1. variant of glosso-.

   glottology.

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Usage

What does glotto- mean? The combining form glotto- is used like a prefix meaning “tongue.” Often, glotto- is used figuratively to mean "word," "speech," or "language." It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in linguistics. The form glotto- comes from Greek glôtta, meaning “tongue,” a variant of glôssa, with the same meaning. The Latin translation of glôssa is lingua, meaning “tongue” or “speech,” source of such words as language and bilingual. What are variants of glotto-?The form glotto- is a variant of glosso-, which is more commonly used in terms from anatomy. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article about glosso-.

Etymology

Origin of glotto-

< Greek ( Attic ) glōtto-, combining form of glôtta; glottis