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Interlingua.

A constructed interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɪn.tə(ɹ).lɪŋ.ɡwə/
  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

Where this word 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”).

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