Pre-Greek

== English == === Etymology === Calque of German Vorgriechisch. By surface analysis, pre- +‎ Greek. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Pre-Greek A hypothetical language (or languages) conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the arrival of Proto-Greek speakers, and used to explain the large number of non-Indo-European words found in Ancient Greek. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Pre-Greek (not comparable) Of or relating to such a language or its speakers. Alternative form: pre-Greek Pre-Greek substrate ==== Translations ==== === References ===