Japhetic

[ juh-fet-ik ]

/ dʒəˈfɛt ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to Japheth.

of or relating to a hypothesized group of languages of the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and southern Europe, including the Caucasian languages, Sumerian, Basque, and Etruscan, formerly thought by some to represent a stage in language development that preceded the development of Indo-European and Semitic.

Origin of Japhetic

First recorded in 1820–30; Japhet(h) + -ic, on the model of Hamitic, Semitic

Words nearby Japhetic

Japanism, Japanize, Japan wax, jape, Japheth, Japhetic, Japlish, Japn., japonaiserie, japonica, Japonism

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Example sentences from the Web for Japhetic

The language he called Median, and classified it in “the Scythian, rather than in the Japhetic family.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
The Medes were of the Aryan or Japhetic stock, and were always a warlike and independent people.
The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas|Jesse L. Hurlbut
The Aryans would have been noble as being of the Japhetic race.
Tradition|John Francis Arundell
The words Japhetic and Shemitic are also employed in a sense somewhat different from that which common usage has assigned them.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races|Arthur, comte de Gobineau

British Dictionary definitions for Japhetic

Japhetic

/ (dʒeɪˈfɛtɪk) /

adjective

denoting a discredited grouping of languages that postulated a relationship between Basque, Etruscan, and Georgian among others

Word Origin for Japhetic

C19: from New Latin Japheti descendants of Japheth + -ic

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单词	japhetic
释义	Japhetic [ juh-fet-ik ] / dʒəˈfɛt ɪk / adjective of or relating to Japheth. of or relating to a hypothesized group of languages of the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and southern Europe, including the Caucasian languages, Sumerian, Basque, and Etruscan, formerly thought by some to represent a stage in language development that preceded the development of Indo-European and Semitic. Origin of Japhetic First recorded in 1820–30; Japhet(h) + -ic, on the model of Hamitic, Semitic Words nearby Japhetic Japanism, Japanize, Japan wax, jape, Japheth, Japhetic, Japlish, Japn., japonaiserie, japonica, Japonism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Japhetic The language he called Median, and classified it in “the Scythian, rather than in the Japhetic family.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8\|Various The Medes were of the Aryan or Japhetic stock, and were always a warlike and independent people. The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas\|Jesse L. Hurlbut The Aryans would have been noble as being of the Japhetic race. Tradition\|John Francis Arundell The words Japhetic and Shemitic are also employed in a sense somewhat different from that which common usage has assigned them. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races\|Arthur, comte de Gobineau British Dictionary definitions for Japhetic Japhetic / (dʒeɪˈfɛtɪk) / adjective denoting a discredited grouping of languages that postulated a relationship between Basque, Etruscan, and Georgian among others Word Origin for Japhetic C19: from New Latin Japheti descendants of Japheth + -ic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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