indo-european

• Relatif à la famille de langues parlées dans la majeure partie de l'Europe et dans certaines parties de l'Asie, ou à la protolangue hypothétique de cette famille.

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.

   indo-européen (relatif à la famille de langues)

   • 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.

   Synonymesindo-germanic

2. Relating to the ancient peopleC1formal

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

   indo-européen (peuple ancien)

   • 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.

   Synonymesaryanindo-germanic

• Nom désignant un membre du peuple préhistorique parlant la langue proto-indo-européenne, ou la famille de langues parlées en Europe et dans certaines parties de l'Asie du Sud-Ouest et du Sud vers l'an 1000 avant J.-C.

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.

nom propre

1. Prehistoric peopleC1formalscientific

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

   Proto-Indo-Européen (peuple)

   • 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.

   Synonymesaryan

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.

   indo-européen

   • 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.

   Synonymesaryanindo-germanic