Ja·phet·ic
jəˈfetik,
(ˈ)jā¦f-
1
: relating to or derived from Japheth who was a son of Noah
—used vaguely as an ethnological epithet for the Caucasians of Europe and some adjacent parts of Asia
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a group of early non-Indo-European languages in Europe and western Asia assumed by some to form one family with the Caucasian languages and including Basque, Etruscan, Minoan, and sometimes Sumerian and Elamite compare asianic
Dictionary Entries Near Japhetic
Cite this Entry
“Japhetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japhetic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share