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1786 CE · event

In a speech before The Asiatic Society in Calcutta, Sir William Jones notes the formal…

In a speech before The Asiatic Society in Calcutta, Sir William Jones notes the formal resemblances between Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, laying the foundation for comparative linguistics and Indo-European studies.

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