Indo-European
A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken…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.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
Indogermane, Indoeuropäer, Indogermanin
индоевропе́ецindojevropéjec, индоевропе́йкаindojevropéjka
індоєвропе́єцьindojevropéjecʹ, індоєвропе́йкаindojevropéjka
a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
A speaker of any Indo-European language (though especially an ancient one), or a member of an Indo-European culture, who is regarded as a continuation of the Proto-Indo-Europeans in terms of language, ancestry, or cultural affinity.
(rare)A European living in India or the Indies.
(broadly, uncommon)A person of mixed European and Indian or Indonesian ancestry.
Translations
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Origin
Coined by English polymath Thomas Young in 1813, from Indo- + European, relating to the geCoined by English polymath Thomas Young in 1813, 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).
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Forms
plural: Indo-EuropeansSynonyms
4 synonyms- the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia:Indo-European languageIndo-Hittite
- a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European:Aryan