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noun
- A linguistic theory according to which the similarities between Sanskrit, Persian, Greek and Latin justify a shared mother-language of common origin, based on the "Aryan" theory of philologist Sir William Jones; also known as Indo-Germanic under the extensive comparative work of these and other old languages by linguist w:Franz Bopp, Franz Bopp.
- A major language family which includes many of the languages between Europe and India, with notable Indic, Iranian and European sub-branches.
- The hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family. Also called Proto-Indo-European and abbreviated PIE.
- A member of the original group hypothesized to have spoken PIE and thus to have been the ancestor for most of Western Eurasia.
For more, see (Wikipedia: w:Indo-European languages, Indo-European languages)
Translations: - German: indogermanische, indoeuropí¤ische Sprachfamilie (1); Indogermanisch, Indoeuropí¤isch (2); Indogermane, Indoeuropí¤er
adjective
- Of or related to the languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia.
- Of or related to the hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family. Also called Proto-Indo-European and abbreviated PIE.
- Of or related to the hypothetical group of peoples that spread Indo-European tongues.
Translations: - German: indogermanisch, indoeuropí¤isch
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Etymology: - The term "Indo-European" was coined in 1813 by w:Sir Thomas Young, Sir Thomas Young.
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