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Scythian.

Of or relating to Scythia (a region of Central Eurasia in the classical era) or its inhabitants.

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adj/ˈsɪði.ən//ˈsɪθi.ən/
  1. Of or relating to Scythia (a region of Central Eurasia in the classical era) or its inhabitants.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Scythia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Scythian From Scythia + -an.

noun/ˈsɪði.ən//ˈsɪθi.ən/
  1. An inhabitant of Scythia.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Scythia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Scythian From Scythia + -an.

name/ˈsɪði.ən//ˈsɪθi.ən/
  1. The Eastern Iranian language of Scythians.

  2. The Proto-Indo-European language.

    Indo-European-studies
  3. An epoch from 251 ± 0.2 to 245 ± 1.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Early Triassic.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Scythia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Scythian From Scythia + -an.

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