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proethnic

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

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  • UK: /pɹəʊˈɛθ.nɪk/
  • US: /pɹoʊˈɛθ.nɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛθnɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

of or pertaining to the period prior to the split of the Proto-Indo-European language into the Indo-European language family

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pro- + ethnic.