Indo-European

See also: Indoeuropean

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɪndəʊˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən/

Etymology

Coined in 1813 by Sir Thomas Young, from Indo- +‎ European, relating to the geographical extremes in India and Europe (which was valid before the discovery of Tocharian languages in the early 20th century).

Proper noun

Indo-European

  1. A major language family which includes many of the native languages of Europe, Western Asia and India, with notable Indic, Iranian and European sub-branches.
  2. Proto-Indo-European: the hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family.

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Derived terms

See also
  • Category:Terms derived from Indo-European languages

Further reading

Noun

Indo-European (plural Indo-Europeans)

  1. A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Indo-European and thus to have been the ancestor for most of India and Western Eurasia.

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Adjective

Indo-European (comparative more Indo-European, superlative most Indo-European)

  1. Of or relating to the languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia.
  2. Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family. Also called Proto-Indo-European and abbreviated PIE.
  3. Of or relating to the hypothetical group of peoples that spread Indo-European languages.

Translations
of or relating to hypothetical parent language of Indo-European language family — See also translations at Proto-Indo-European

Further reading
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