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proethnic

UK/pɹəʊˈɛθ.nɪk/US/pɹoʊˈɛθ.nɪk/

proethnic adjective: of or pertaining to the period prior to the split of the Proto-Indo-European language into the Indo-European language family.

Adjective

proethnic (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to the period prior to the split of the Proto-Indo-European language into the Indo-European language family
    • The original meaning of the root is 'put'; but, from the proethnic period, a secondary development in the line ('set,' 'establish,' and so) 'make,' 'do,' is clear.1888, Charles Rockwell Lanman, A Sanskrit reader: With Vocabulary and Notes, Ginn and Company, page 175
    • Since νς + consonant lost its y in proethnic Greek (77.2), the same would be true of final νς in close combination with a following word beginning with a consonant.1910, Carl Darling Buck, Introduction to the study of the Greek dialects; grammar, selected inscriptions, glossary, Ginn and Company, page 63

Origin of proethnic

From pro- + ethnic.

Words that rhyme with proethnic

Questions about proethnic

What does proethnic mean?
Proethnic means of or pertaining to the period prior to the split of the Proto-Indo-European language into the Indo-European language family.
What part of speech is proethnic?
Proethnic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce proethnic?
Proethnic is pronounced /pɹəʊˈɛθ.nɪk/ (UK).

Words near proethnic in the dictionary

  1. proerythropoietic
  2. Proesel
  3. Proesels
  4. proestrous
  5. proestrus
  6. proethnic
  7. proethnically
  8. proetid
  9. proetids
  10. proette
  11. proettes

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