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Etymology
The term "Indo-European" was coined in 1813 by w:Sir Thomas Young|Sir Thomas Young.

Noun

1. A linguistic theory according to which the similarities between Sanskrit, Persian, Greek and Latin justify a shared mother-language of common origin, based on the "Aryan" theory of philologist Sir William Jones; also known as Indo-Germanic under the extensive comparative work of these and other old languages by linguist w:Franz Bopp|Franz Bopp.
2. A major language family which includes many of the languages between Europe and India, with notable Indic, Iranian and European sub-branches.

#The hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family. Also called Proto-Indo-European and abbreviated PIE.

1. A member of the original group hypothesized to have spoken PIE and thus to have been the ancestor for most of Western Eurasia.

For more, see (Wikipedia: w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European languages)

Translations
Catalan: indoeuropeu
Finnish: indoeurooppalainen kielikunta (1), indoeurooppalainen kantakieli (2), indoeurooppalainen
German: indogermanische, indoeuropäische Sprachfamilie (1); Indogermanisch, Indoeuropäisch (2); Indogermane, Indoeuropäer
Persian: (which?) ��د��ار�پا�� (Hendo-Orupayi)
Hindi: bhaaropeeya

Adjective

1. Of or related to the languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia.
2. Of or related to the hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family. Also called Proto-Indo-European and abbreviated PIE.
3. Of or related to the hypothetical group of peoples that spread Indo-European tongues.

Translations
trans-top|Of or related to languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia
Danish: indoeuropæisk
Finnish: indoeurooppalainen
trans-mid
German: indogermanisch, indoeuropäisch
Swedish: indoeuropeisk
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trans-top|Of or related to hypothetical parent language of Indo-European language family
Finnish: indoeurooppalainen
German: indogermanisch, indoeuropäisch
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Of or related to hypothetical group of peoples having spread Indo-European tongues
Finnish: indoeurooppalainen
German: indogermanisch, indoeuropäisch
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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