Thraco-Phrygian

[ threy-koh-frij-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a hypothetical branch of Indo-European implying a special genetic affinity between the meagerly attested Thracian and Phrygian languages.

adjective

1. of, belonging to, or pertaining to Thraco-Phrygian.

Thraco-Phrygian

/ ˌθreɪkəʊˈfrɪdʒɪən /

noun

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, all members of which are extinct except for Armenian

adjective

1. relating to or belonging to this group of languages

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thraco-Phrygian¹

Thraco- (< Greek Thrāiko-, combining form of Thrā́ikē Thrace) + Phrygian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thraco-Phrygian¹

from Thraco-, from Greek Thraikē Thrace; see Phrygian

Example Sentences

These, who had spread into the basin of the Morava, became the Thraco-Phrygian group.

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