interlingua

noun

in·​ter·​lin·​gua

ˌintə(r)ˈliŋgwə

plural -s

1

: interlanguage

2

usually capitalized : an artificial interlanguage that is based on the linguistic elements common to English and the chief Romance languages and is promoted by the International Auxiliary Language Association

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from inter- + lingua language, tongue, from Latin

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