glottogonic UK /ˌɡlɒtəˈɡɒnɪk/US /ˌɡlɑtəˈɡɒnɪk/ adjective1 •Related to the origin or primordial development of language; related to glottogony.Johannes Schmidt was later to argue that it was a natural step for the generation of scholars following Schleicher to discard the glottogonic reconstructions. — 2001
