Amerind
Of or relating to a hypothetical, largely discredited higher-level language family…Of or relating to a hypothetical, largely discredited higher-level language family including all of the indigenous languages of the Americas, excluding those that belong to Eskimo-Aleut or Na-Dene.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to a hypothetical, largely discredited higher-level language family including all of the indigenous languages of the Americas, excluding those that belong to Eskimo-Aleut or Na-Dene.
- of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or languages
Origin
Blend of American + Indian or possibly blend of American + indigenous. First appears c. 18Blend of American + Indian or possibly blend of American + indigenous. First appears c. 1899 in the publication American Anthropologist.
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