Nostratic
noun/nɒˈstrætɪk/
/nɑːˈstrætɪk/
- an ancient group of language families that many modern languages are believed to be related toWord Origin1960s: from German nostratisch, based on Latin nostras, nostrat- ‘of our country’.
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