interlingua

 
Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈlɪŋgwə/

noun

  • an artificial language, devised for machine translation, that makes explicit the distinctions necessary for successful translation into a target language, even where they are not present in the source language.
  • (Interlingua) [mass noun] an artificial international language formed of elements common to the Romance languages, designed primarily for scientific and technical use.

Origin:

early 20th century: from inter- 'between' + Latin lingua 'tongue'