[ nɒ'stratɪk ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting a hypothetical phylum of languages including the Indo-European, Semitic, Altaic, and Dravidian families.
Origin
1960s: from Ger. nostratisch , based on L. nostras , nostrat- 'of our country'.
[ nɒ'stratɪk ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting a hypothetical phylum of languages including the Indo-European, Semitic, Altaic, and Dravidian families.
Origin
1960s: from Ger. nostratisch , based on L. nostras , nostrat- 'of our country'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004