Proto-Indo-European

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English

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Etymology

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From proto- +‎ Indo-European.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/, /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/, (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/[1]
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Proper noun

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Proto-Indo-European

  1. (linguistics, uncountable) The reconstructed ancestor language or protolanguage of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes most European, Iranian, and Indian languages.
    The word mother comes from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
    The plural English word brethren and the Farsi word that is pronounced as 'baradaran' both come from the same Proto-Indo-European root word.

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Noun

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Proto-Indo-European (plural Proto-Indo-Europeans)

  1. (anthropology, countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.
    Synonym: Indo-European

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Adjective

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Proto-Indo-European (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.

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Proto-Indo-European is the hypothetical ancestor language of many languages, including the following major groups:

References

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  1. ^ Wells, John C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed. Longman, 2008. isbn 9781405881180.