laryngealism

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noun

The widely accepted theory that the Proto-Indo-European language included a series of consonants that left no direct consonantal descendants in languages outside of the Anatolian branch.

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Meanings

nounlaryngealism (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablehuman sciencesThe widely accepted theory that the Proto-Indo-European language included a series of consonants that left no direct consonantal descendants in languages outside of the Anatolian branch.

Origin

From laryngeal + -ism.

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laryngealism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngealism

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“laryngealism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngealism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laryngealism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngealism.

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