How do you pronounce proto-indo-european?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/.

proto-indo-european

/ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: pro-to-in-do-eu-ro-pean
IPA: /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/

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Meaning

name

The reconstructed ancestor language or protolanguage of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes most European, Iranian, and Indian languages.

Uncountable

noun

A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.

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adj

Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.

Example Sentences

"The word mother comes from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr."
"The plural English word brethren and the Farsi word that is pronounced as 'baradaran' both come from the same Proto-Indo-European root word."
"The Greek and Sanskrit languages (along with many other languages of ancient Eurasia) evince correspondences explained by their descent from a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-European (PIE)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Indo-European English Proto-Indo-European From proto- + Indo-European.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/
British English: /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Proto-Indo-Europeans (plural)

Phrases

Early Proto-Indo-European Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-European terms Indo-European language family proto- Balto-Slavic Indo-Iranian

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-European terms European Indian Indo-European language family proto- Albanian Anatolian Armenian

Synonyms

Indo-European Indo-Germanic Proto-Indo-Germanic