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Indo-Europeanist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A scientist (usually a linguist or anthropologist) engaged in Indo-European studies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indo-European-studies

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: philologist, philologer, philologian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Indo-Europeanist From Indo-European + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հնդեվրոպաբան (hndevropaban) — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • Czech: indoevropeista — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • German: Indogermanist — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • German: Indogermanistin — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • Hungarian: indogermanista — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • Hungarian: indoeuropeista — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • Polish: indoeuropeista — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • Polish: indoeuropeistka — person specialised in Indo-European studies
  • Russian: индоевропеист (indojevropeist) — person specialised in Indo-European studies