Indo-European
[/ˌɪndoʊ juːrəˈpiːən/]
adjective/nounpl: Indo-Europeans (noun form)
indo-europeu
1. Relating to or denoting a large language family that includes most of the languages of Europe and many of Asia, such as English, Spanish, Hindi, and Russian
Indo-European languages are spoken by over 3 billion people worldwide.
As línguas indo-europeias são faladas por mais de 3 bilhões de pessoas em todo o mundo.
2. A member of the group of peoples who spoke the original Indo-European language
Scholars believe the Indo-Europeans migrated from the Pontic steppe.
Os estudiosos acreditam que os indo-europeus migraram da estepe Pôntica.
3. The reconstructed ancestral language from which all Indo-European languages are descended
Proto-Indo-European is the hypothetical ancestor of all Indo-European languages.
O proto-indo-europeu é o ancestral hipotético de todas as línguas indo-europeias.
Indo-European linguistics is an important field of study in universities across Brazil, Portugal, and the USA. The term is used primarily in academic contexts when discussing historical linguistics, etymology, and language classification. It has historical and cultural significance for understanding the origins and relationships between major language families spoken across Europe and Asia. The term itself became prominent in the 19th century and remains central to comparative and historical linguistics.
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