Algic

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/ˈæl.ɡɪk/

proper noun

An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.

OriginEnglish Atlantic ← Middle English Atlantyke ← Latin ā̆tlanticus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.

Origin

  1. UnamiAlikehane
  2. EnglishAllegheny
  3. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās)
  4. Ancient GreekἈτλαντικός (Atlantikós)
  5. Latinā̆tlanticus
  6. Middle EnglishAtlantyke
  7. EnglishAtlantic
  8. EnglishAlgic

Blend of Allegheny + Atlantic. Coined by Henry Schoolcraft in his Algic Researches (1839) from the names of the Allegheny River and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Translations

Dutch Algisch
  • Algischlanguage family
French algique
  • algiquelanguage family
Latin algicus
  • algicuslanguage family
Polish algijski
  • algijskilanguage family
Cite this entry
APA

Algic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algic

MLA

“Algic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Algic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algic.

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