Japhetic

adjective Ja·phet·ic \ jəˈfetik , (ˈ)jā¦f- \

Definition of Japhetic

1 :relating to or derived from Japheth who was a son of Noah —used vaguely as an ethnological epithet for the Caucasians of Europe and some adjacent parts of Asia

2 :of, relating to, or constituting a group of early non-Indo-European languages in Europe and western Asia assumed by some to form one family with the Caucasian languages and including Basque, Etruscan, Minoan, and sometimes Sumerian and Elamite — compare asianic

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Origin and Etymology of japhetic

Japheth (Japetus), one of the sons of Noah in the Bible (Genesis 5:32 ff.) + English -ic

Japhetic

noun \ " \

Definition of Japhetic

plural -s

1 :the Japhetic languages

2 :a Japhetic language

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