Relating to the tongue or to the glossa (marginal explanation in texts).
From Latin glossa via Modern Latin glossalis, meaning 'of or pertaining to the tongue or gloss,' using the -al suffix that creates adjectives.
The same word 'glossal' can describe both your tongue and medieval manuscript margins—showing how one root word glossed over completely different meanings!
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