Indo-European
Of or relating to the family of languages originally spoken in Europe and Western AsiaOf or relating to the family of languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia.
Meaning
4 sensesOf or relating to the family of languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia.
indogermanisch, indoeuropäisch
индоевропе́йскийindojevropéjskij
of or relating to the Indo-European language family
Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family.
indogermanisch, urindogermanisch, indoeuropäisch
of or relating to the former Indo-European people
Of or relating to the hypothetical group of peoples that spread early Indo-European languages.
indogermanisch, indoeuropäisch
(broadly, uncommon)Of or relating to persons of mixed European and Indian or Indonesian ancestry.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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
more Indo-European, most Indo-European| Comparative | more Indo-European Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- of or relating to the former Indo-European people:Indo-AryanAryan
- of or relating to the Indo-European language family:Indo-Germanic
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.