family-tree theory

fam·i·ly-tree the·ory

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Definition of family-tree theory words

noun family-tree theory a theory that describes language change in terms of genetically related languages developing in successive splits from a common parent language, such as Indo-European, as depicted by a family tree diagram. 1

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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