Indo-European

A long long time ago the roots of this word were Indo-European and meant "to put, " or "to put up" or even "to hang up. "

很久以前，那是印欧语系的词根，意味着“去放”或者“举起来”甚至“挂起来”

Like the rest of the English language, many dirty words can be traced back through Latin and Greek to a common Indo-European root.

英文中的脏话较之一般用语并无特殊之处，许多亦来自拉丁文和希腊文之印欧语系共有源头。

In contrast, retroflex consonants do not appear in any other Indo-European language, not even Iranian ones which are closest to Indic.

与之相反，代表卷舌音的子音并不出现在任何其他印欧语言里面，甚至在伊朗语那里也没有任何一处是与印度语相近。

The sun was one of the most popular deities, however, among the Indo-European peoples and was a symbol of divine power to them.

太阳是最受欢迎的神明之一，但在印度，欧洲人民是一个神圣权力的象征他们。

Dutch, and English like the British, German, Dutch belong to the same Indo-European Germanic West Extension.

荷兰语，和英语很像，英、德、荷兰语同属印欧语系日耳曼语族西支。

The etymological origins of the word druid are varied and doubtful enough that the word may be pre -Indo- European.

依据语源学，“德鲁伊”这个词的起源是各式各样，足可以猜忌这个词可能是出自印欧时代之前。

The root of his name is thought to come from an Indo-European root ei meaning "to go, " again, as one does through a doorway.

他的名字的来源被认为是来自印欧语系的一个词根，意为“向前走”，再一次的，需要经过一道门。

Celtic was the first Indo-European tongue to be spoken rather extensively for a period of about four centuries before the coming of English.

塞尔特语是第一个印欧语种，在英语形成之前被广泛使用长达四个世纪。

Sanskrit is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism , Buddhism, and Jainism .

梵语是印度的古典印欧语系语言，是印度教、教和耆那教的祭礼语言。

The second half of the word butter is supposed to represent turos the Greek word for "cheese" and also have Indo-European roots.

butter一词的另一半据悉代表着希腊语单词turos，即英语中的“奶酪”，同样有印欧语系的渊源。

Some sources point to an Indo-European root dek meaning "to take" or "to accept. "

而另一些出处则直指一个印欧语系的词根dek，意思是“取到”或者“接受”。

The American Heritage Dictionary points to a different Indo-European root for the sucking kind of leech.

美国传统词典上指出吸血虫leech来自一个不同的印欧词根。

Both French and English belong to the Indo-European Family. Since the Middle English period French has had strong influence on English.

法语和英语同属于印欧语系，中古英语以来法语对英语就有着极其深刻的影响。

In nearly 300 million people, most whites, followed by Indo-European hybrid, and the Indians, Blacks, at least.

在近3亿人口中，白人最多，其次是印欧混血型和印第安人，黑人最少。

The Vedic heaven, the "world of the fathers, " resembled the Germanic Valhalla and seems also to be an Indo-European inheritance.

吠陀的天堂，“父亲们的世界”，类似于德国的瓦尔哈拉殿堂，看上去也是印欧人的遗产。

I'm told that that the root comes from an Indo-European word meaning "to hear. "

有人告诉我slave词根来自印欧语系，意思是“闻”。

The Indo-European word root identified by the American Heritage Dictionary is sek meaning "to follow. "

《美国传统词典》认定其印欧语系词根为sek，意思是“跟随”。

Consequently we have no written record of the common Indo-European language.

因此，我们没有任何印欧语言的文字记录。

Hinduism has a few direct survivals from its Indo-European heritage.

印度教从它的印欧传统中拥有为数不多的残存。

The Indo-European languages are the world's largest, embracing most of the languages of Europe, America, and much of Asia.

印欧语系是世界上最大的语系，它包括了欧洲、美洲的大部分语言和亚洲的许多语言。