Hittite

(hit′īt′)

noun

any of an ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria (fl. 1700-700 )
the language of the Hittites, now extinct and considered by most authorities to be associated with Indo-European: it is recorded in divergent cuneiform and hieroglyphic inscriptions

Origin: Heb Ḥittī (< Hittite ḥatti) + -ite

adjective

of the Hittites or their language or culture

See Hittite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of an ancient people living in Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000-1200 B.C.
The Indo-European language of the Hittites.

adjective

Of or relating to the Hittites, their language, or their culture.

Origin:

Origin: From Hebrew ḥittî

Origin: , from Akkadian ḫatti

Origin: , from Hittite Hatti, land of the Hattians (indigenous inhabitants of Anatolia)

Origin: , of Proto-Hattic (language of the Hattians) origin

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