Pelasgian

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós) +‎ -ian, presumably based on a Pre-Greek ethnonym. Compare Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj, an ethnonym listed as one of the Sea Peoples attacking Egypt around 1190 BCE.

Noun

Pelasgian (plural Pelasgians)

1. An inhabitant of pre-Hellenic Greece.

Translations

inhabitant of pre-Hellenic and proto-hellenic Greece

• Czech: Pelasg m
• Dutch: Pelasgiër
• German: Pelasger
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• Greek:

  Ancient: Πελασγός (Pelasgós)

• Latin: Pelasgus

Adjective

Pelasgian (comparative more Pelasgian, superlative most Pelasgian)

1. Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians.

Translations

pertaining to the Pelasgians

• Czech: pelasgický
• Dutch: Pelasgisch
• German: pelasgisch
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• Greek:

  Ancient: Πελασγῐκός (Pelasgikós)

• Latin: Pelasgus

See also

• Hellene
• Hellas