what does Indo-European mean?
INDO-EUROPEAN as NOUN
- Meaning
- the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) Indo-European is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) Indo-European is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
INDO-EUROPEAN as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of or relating to the former Indo-European people
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
Pertainym(s)
- Meaning
- of or relating to the Indo-European language family
Synonym(s)
Pertainym(s)
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.