Meanings
comparative more Sauromatic · superlative most Sauromatic
- Of the earliest stage of Sarmatian culture.
So from this time we reckon the first “Sauromatic” stage of the proper Sarmatian culture, in contrast to the former Srubnaja and Andronovo cultures spread over the same areas.
1970, Karl Jettmar, “Cross-dating in Central Asia. The chronology of the Karasuk and the Scythian periods”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 14, →DOI, page 257Synonyms: Sauromatian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf the earliest stage of Sarmatian culture.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΣαυρομᾰτῐκός“Sarmatian”
- EnglishSauromatic
From Ancient Greek Σαυρομᾰτῐκός (Sauromătĭkós, “Sarmatian”), from Σαυρομάτης (Sauromátēs, “a Sarmatian”), as used by Herodotus.
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