indo-européen

Definitions of indo-européen
  1. noun
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
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    allemand
    a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
    grèque
    the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
    allemand de l'ouest
    a branch of the Germanic languages
    grèque ancien
    the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
    type of:
    langue, langue naturelle
    a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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