Japhetic
English
Etymology
The English Japheth or the Latin Iapetus, + -ic. Coined in the first half of the 19th century alongside Semitic and Hamitic.
Adjective
Japhetic (not comparable)
- (obsolete, ethnography) Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.
- (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth.
Alternative forms
- Iapetic
- Japhethic
Synonyms
- Japhetite
- Japhethitic