indo-european meaning and definition

INDO-EUROPEAN noun

Definition of Indo-European (noun)

1. a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
   • synonyms: Aryan
2. the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
   • synonyms: Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite

INDO-EUROPEAN adjective

Definition of Indo-European (adjective)

1. of or relating to the Indo-European language family
   • synonyms: Indo-Germanic
2. of or relating to the former Indo-European people
   • "Indo-European migrations"
   • synonyms: Aryan, Indo-Aryan