Nostratic Definition
nə-strătĭk
noun
This superfamily of languages.
Webster's New World
adjective
Designating or of a proposed language superfamily that includes the Indo-European, Afroasiatic, Dravidian, Uralic, Altaic, and Kartvelian families.
Webster's New World
Origin of Nostratic
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Danish nostratisk from Latin nostrās nostrāt- belonging to our country or people from noster our, ours nes-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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