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Pelasgian.

An inhabitant of pre-Hellenic Greece.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An inhabitant of pre-Hellenic Greece.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós) + -ian, presumably based on a Pre-Greek ethnonym. Compare Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj, an ethnonym listed as one of the Sea Peoples attacking Egypt around 1190 BCE.

name
  1. The language spoken by the Pelasgians.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós) + -ian, presumably based on a Pre-Greek ethnonym. Compare Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj, an ethnonym listed as one of the Sea Peoples attacking Egypt around 1190 BCE.

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians, their culture, etc.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós) + -ian, presumably based on a Pre-Greek ethnonym. Compare Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj, an ethnonym listed as one of the Sea Peoples attacking Egypt around 1190 BCE.

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