Eteocretan
1 of 2adjective
Et·eo·cretan
¦ētē(ˌ)ō,
¦et-+
: of or relating to the pre-Greek inhabitants of Crete compare minoan
Eteocretan
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
1
: a pre-Greek inhabitant of Crete
2
: a pre-Greek language of Crete preserved in a small amount of inscriptional material partly in hieroglyphic characters
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Greek Eteokrēt-, Eteokrēs pre-Greek inhabitant of Crete (from eteos true + Krēt-, Krēs Cretan) + English -an