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Japhetic
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Etymology
The en Japheth or the en la Iapetus, en ic. Coined in the first half of the 19th century alongside en Semitic and en Hamitic.
Adjective
en obsolete ethnography Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.
en obsolete Of or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth.
Alternative forms
en Iapetic Japhethic
Synonyms
Japhetite
Japhethitic, Japhetitic
en eponyms
en Pseudoscience