Algic

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Algic

/ˈæl.ɡɪk/

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

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

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@misc{algic_2026,
  title = {Algic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/algic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}