indo-european

• Относящийся к семье языков, на которых говорят на большей части Европы и в некоторых частях Азии, или к гипотетическому праязыку этой семьи.

Relating to the family of languages spoken over most of Europe and parts of Asia, or to the hypothetical parent language of this family.

1. Relating to the language familyC1formal

   Of or relating to the Indo-European language family, which includes most languages of Europe and many of Asia.

   Индоевропейский

   • English, Spanish, and Hindi are all Indo-European languages.
   • Linguists study the Indo-European language family to understand ancient migrations.
   • The Indo-European root for 'mother' is found in many modern languages.

   Synonymsindo-germanic

2. Relating to the ancient peopleC1formal

   Of or relating to the hypothetical ancient people who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.

   Относящийся к древнему народу

   • The Indo-European people are believed to have originated in the Pontic-Caspian steppe.
   • Archaeologists study artifacts to learn about Indo-European culture.
   • The Indo-European migrations shaped much of Eurasia's history.

   Synonymsaryanindo-germanic

• Существительное, обозначающее представителя доисторического народа, говорившего на праиндоевропейском языке, или семью языков, на которых к 1000 году до н.э. говорили по всей Европе и в некоторых частях юго-западной и южной Азии.

A noun referring to a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo-European, or to the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia.

proper noun

1. Prehistoric peopleC1formalscientific

   A member of the ancient population that spoke the Proto-Indo-European language, considered the common ancestor of many modern languages.

   Доисторический народ

   • The Indo-Europeans are believed to have originated in the Pontic-Caspian steppe.
   • Archaeologists study the migration patterns of the early Indo-Europeans.
   • The culture of the Indo-Europeans influenced many later civilizations.

   Synonymsaryan

2. C1formalscientific

   A large language family that includes most languages of Europe and many languages of southwestern and southern Asia, as spoken around 1000 BC.

   Языковая семья

   • English, Hindi, and Russian all belong to the Indo-European language family.
   • The Indo-European family is divided into several branches, including Germanic and Romance.
   • Linguists have reconstructed many features of the Proto-Indo-European language.

   Synonymsaryanindo-germanic