Dictionary

PIE en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• pē-ī-ē
• /piː.aɪ.iː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, usually) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.
   alt of Proto-Indo-European

Relateds

IE

Translations (3)

el ΠΙΕ (Proto-Indo-European) · pl pie. (Proto-Indo-European) · de uridg. (Proto-Indo-European)

PIE en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• pē-ī-ē
• /piː.aɪ.iː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, usually) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.
   alt of Proto-Indo-European
   • The Greek and Sanskrit languages (along with many other languages of ancient Eurasia) evince correspondences explained by their descent from a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-European (PIE). 2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 5:

PIE en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• pē-ī-ē
• /piː.aɪ.iː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of public-interest entity.
   alt of public-interest entity

Forms

PIE en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• pē-ī-ē
• /piː.aɪ.iː/

Meanings

1. (Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, in road signs, initialism) Initialism of Pan Island Expressway.
   alt of Pan Island Expressway

PIE en · PROPN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• pē-ī-ē
• /piː.aɪ.iː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism) Initialism of Paedophile Information Exchange.
   alt of Paedophile Information Exchange