Pre-Greek

English

Etymology

Calque of German Vorgriechisch. By surface analysis, pre- +‎ Greek.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pre-Greek

1. A hypothetical language (or languages) conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the arrival of Proto-Greek speakers, and used to explain the large number of non-Indo-European words found in Ancient Greek.

Adjective

Pre-Greek (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to such a language or its speakers.

   Alternative form: pre-Greek

   Pre-Greek substrate

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: esikreikkalainen
• German: vorgriechisch
• Greek: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: (linguistics) pregreco (it), (historical) preellenico (it)