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indo-hittite

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In⋅do-Hit⋅tite

  [in-doh-hit-ahyt]
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–noun
a language family in which Proto-Anatolian and Proto-Indo-European are considered coordinate. Compare Hittite (def. 2).
Origin:
1925–30
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In·do-Hit·tite   (ĭn'dō-hĭt'īt')   
n.  

  1. The Indo-European language family considered from the viewpoint that Proto-Indo-European as traditionally reconstructed is the sister and not the ancestor of Anatolian.

  2. The hypothetical parent language of Indo-European and Anatolian.

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