allophylian

adjective

al·​lo·​phyl·​i·​an

-lyən

archaic

: Asian or European but neither Indo-European nor Semitic

an allophylian language

: Asian or European but speaking a language that is neither Indo-European nor Semitic

an allophylian people

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin allophylus + English -ian

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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