Teutonic

Teutonic
Teutonic (adj.) c.1600, "of or pertaining to the Germanic languages and to peoples or tribes who speak or spoke them," from L. Teutonicus, from Teutones, name of a tribe that inhabited coastal Germany and devastated Gaul 113-101 B.C.E., probably from a Proto-Germanic word related to O.H.G. diot "people" (see DUTCH (Cf. Dutch)), from *teuta, the common PIE word for "people" (Cf. Lith. tauto, Osc. touto, O.Ir. tuath, Goth. þiuda, O.E. þeod).
Used in English in anthropology to avoid the modern political association of GERMAN (Cf. German); but in this anthropoligical sense French uses germanique and German uses germanisch, since neither uses its form of German for the narrower national meaning (Cf. Fr. allemand, see ALEMANNI (Cf. Alemanni); and Ger. deutsch). In Finnish, Germany is Saksa "Land of the Saxons."
The Teutonic Knights (founded c.1191) were a military order of German knights formed for service in the Holy Land, but who later crusaded in then-pagan Prussia and Lithuania. The Teutonic cross (1882) was the badge of the order. Teuton "a German" is attested from 1833.

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  • Teutonic — Teu*ton ic, a. [L. Teutonicus, from Teutoni, or Teutones. See {Teuton}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons; Germanic. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the peoples who speak these… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Teutonic — Teu*ton ic, n. The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Teutonic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the Teutons. 2) informal, often derogatory displaying characteristics popularly attributed to Germans …   English terms dictionary

  • Teutonic — [to͞o tän′ik, tyo͞otän′ik] adj. 1. of the ancient Teutones 2. of the Germans; German 3. GERMANIC (adj. 2) 4. Linguis. former term for GERMANIC Teutonically adv …   English World dictionary

  • Teutonic — Die RMS Teutonic Die RMS Teutonic war ein britisches Passagierschiff. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Vorgeschichte 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Teutonic — [[t]tjuːtɒ̱nɪk, AM tuː [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Teutonic means typical of or relating to German people. [FORMAL] There was sweat pouring over her Teutonic face... The coach was a masterpiece of Teutonic engineering …   English dictionary

  • Teutonic — adjective /ˌtjuːˈtɒn.ɪk/ a) Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons. Teutonic exactitude b) Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people. See Also: Teutonic Knights …   Wiktionary

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