Indo-Hittite
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Indo-Hittite — [in΄dōhi′tīt΄] n. 1. according to one theory, the language family comprising the Indo European and Anatolian languages: most scholars now believe Anatolian to be a branch of Indo European 2. the hypothetical parent language from which the Indo… … English World dictionary
Indo-Hittite — In Indo European linguistics, the term Indo Hittite (also Indo Anatolian) refers to Sturtevant s 1926 hypothesis that the Anatolian languages may have split off the Proto Indo European language considerably earlier than the separation of the… … Wikipedia
Indo-Hittite — noun Date: 1929 1. a hypothetical parent language of Indo European and Anatolian 2. a language family including Indo European and Anatolian • Indo Hittite adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Indo-Hittite languages — hypothetical family of languages composed of the Indo European (Indo European languages) and Anatolian languages. The term Indo Hittite was proposed by scholars who believed that Hittite (Hittite language) and the other closely related… … Universalium
Indo-Hittite — noun the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia • Syn: ↑Indo European, ↑Indo European language • Hypernyms: ↑natural language, ↑tongue • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
indo-hittite — in·do hittite … English syllables
Indo-Hittite — In•do Hit•tite [[t]ˈɪn doʊˈhɪt aɪt[/t]] n. peo a family of languages that includes the Indo European and Anatolian languages • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
Indo-Hittite — /ˌɪndoʊ ˈhɪtaɪt/ (say .indoh hituyt) noun a linguistic stock comprising Indo European and the Anatolian languages …
Indo-European languages — Indo European redirects here. For other uses, see Indo European (disambiguation). See also: List of Indo European languages Indo European Geographic distribution: Before the 16th century, Europe, and South, Central and Southwest Asia; today… … Wikipedia
Indo-European studies — is a field of linguistics dealing with Indo European languages, both current and extinct. Its goal is to amass information about the hypothetical proto language from which all of these languages are descended, a language dubbed Proto Indo… … Wikipedia
