Etymology

Japhetic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible. Full definition →

Latin Iapetus
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  1. Latin · derived fromIapetus
  2. English todayJaphetic

The English Japheth or the Latin Iapetus, + -ic. Coined in the first half of the 19th century alongside Semitic and Hamitic.

Words from the same roots

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