Proto-Indo-European
[ proh-toh-in-doh-yoor-uh-pee-uhn ]
/ ˈproʊ toʊˌɪn doʊˌyʊər əˈpi ən /
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noun
the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Indo-European languages; Indo-European.
adjective
of or relating to Proto-Indo-European.
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Words nearby Proto-Indo-European
Protogeometric, Proto-Germanic, protogynous, protohistory, protohuman, Proto-Indo-European, proto-Ionic, protolanguage, protolithic, protolog, protomartyr
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British Dictionary definitions for Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-European
noun
the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
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