Algic

English

Etymology

Blend of Allegheny +‎ Atlantic. Coined by Henry Schoolcraft in his Algic Researches (1839) from the names of the Allegheny River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Proper noun

Algic

1. An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.

Translations

language family

• Dutch: Algisch
• French: algique (fr)
• Polish: algijski (pl)

Anagrams

• Galic, glaci-