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Indo-European

Indo-European

1 9.4
A person from the ancient people who spoke the early form of many European and Asian languages
  • noun
  • /ˌɪndoʊˈjʊərəpən/
translation icon : indoeuropeo
  • The origin of the Kurds is uncertain, although some scholars believe them to be the descendants of various Indo-European tribes that settled in the area approximately four thousand years ago.

Examples

  • This corresponds to the arrival of the Indo-Europeans, suggesting that a high percentage of the indigenous I1 men could possibly have been killed by the new immigrants.

    Blog text (11)
  • Indo-Iranian languages make up a major branch of the Indo-European family.

  • The Yamnaya tribe was one of a group of proto-Indo-European cultures that had domesticated the horse.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Eastern R-L23s are above all Armenians, and Armenians are Indo-Europeans who come from the Balkans.

    Blog text (11)
  • The word "Iran" is a cognate of "Aryan;" these words were used by that branch of the Indo-European peoples who migrated southeast before 1000 B.C.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We conjecture that the use of the horse, at first to ride, then to haul, and finally in battle, gave such an advantage to the Indo-Europeans that they were able not only to conquer the more settled societies, but to dominate them indefinitely, so that their languages came to prevail, just as English (one of the Indo-European languages) is spreading today.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The Scythians were an Indo-European people dedicated to nomadic pasturing and horse breeding.

  • The origin of the Kurds is uncertain, although some scholars believe them to be the descendants of various Indo-European tribes that settled in the area approximately four thousand years ago.

Synonyms

Aryan
vsIndo-European
1 9.9

A person from ancient groups who spoke Indo-European languages

refers to any prehistoric person believed to have spoken the ancestral language

Surface Forms

Indo-European singular

Morphology

Indo-European = Indo- + European (semi-transparent) = Indo + European

Morphologically it's the same compound as the adjectival form, but the sense 'a member of the prehistoric people' requires historical knowledge beyond the parts themselves.

Etymology

An Indo-European was a member of early peoples who probably spoke the same old language that later became many European and Indian languages, and the name shows their connection between 'India' and 'Europe'.