Hittite

noun

Hit·​tite ˈhi-ˌtīt 

1

: a member of a conquering people in Asia Minor and Syria with an empire in the second millennium b.c.

2

: the extinct Indo-European language of the Hittites see Indo-European Languages Table

Hittite adjective

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew Ḥittī, from Hittite ḫatti

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Hittite

• Indo-Hittite