proethnic

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ ethnic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈɛθ.nɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈɛθ.nɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛθnɪk

Adjective

proethnic (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) of or pertaining to the period prior to the split of the Proto-Indo-European language into the Indo-European language family
    • 1888, Charles Rockwell Lanman, A Sanskrit reader: With Vocabulary and Notes‎[1], Ginn and Company, page 175:
      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.
    • 1910, Carl Darling Buck, Introduction to the study of the Greek dialects; grammar, selected inscriptions, glossary‎[2], Ginn and Company, page 63:
      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.

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