language family
A set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestorA set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestor.
» These languages belong to the same language family.
Diese Sprachen gehören zur selben Sprachfamilie.
Эти языки принадлежат к одной языковой семье.
Meaning
1 sensesA set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestor.
Sprachfamilie
языкова́я семья́jazykovája semʹjá
Examples
29 sentencesThese languages belong to the same language family.
ruЭти языки принадлежат к одной языковой семье. — marafon
deDiese Sprachen gehören zur selben Sprachfamilie. — Vortarulo
The Romanian language is part of the Romance language family.
Румунська мова належить до групи романських мов. — deniko
Berber is not a language, but a family of languages.
Most language families are polythetic; that is to say, not entirely the same.
Do you find it easier to learn languages that belong to the same language family?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: language families| Singular | language family |
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| Plural | language families |
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