consisting of or related to language
"linguistic behavior"
"a linguistic atlas"
"lingual diversity"
Of or relating to language.
"The linguistic analysis revealed subtle differences in how the two dialects express tense."
In plain English: Linguistic means something that has to do with language, how people speak and write words together.
"The linguistic differences between the two dialects make them difficult to understand for each other."
The word "linguistic" comes from the German term linguistisch, which is derived from the Latin word lingua meaning "tongue" or "language." It has been used in English since 1825 to describe things related to language.