Proto-Indo-European

[proh-toh-in-doh-yoor-uh-pee-uhn]

Pro·to-In·do-Eu·ro·pe·an

[proh-toh-in-doh-yoor-uh-pee-uhn]
noun
1.
the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Indo-European languages; Indo-European.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to Proto-Indo-European.
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Proto-indo-european has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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Proto-Indo-European
 
n
the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages

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