I. -_jēən, -gē- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Greek pelasgi os, adjective, Pelasgian (from Pelasgoi ) + English -an, n. suffix
1. : one of an ancient people or group of peoples mentioned by classical writers as earlier inhabitants of Greece and the eastern islands of the Mediterranean — compare minoan , mycenaean , philistine
2. : a putative Indo-European language of the Pelasgians
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Greek pelasgi os, adjective, Pelasgian + English -an, adjective suffix
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pelasgians
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pelasgian language