Greek vs Indo-European language

Indo-European language vs Greek

Greek and Indo-European language both are nouns.

Greek is an adjective but Indo-European language is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Greek	Yes	Yes	No	No
Indo-European language	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Indo-European language is a hypernym of Greek; that is, Indo-European language is a word with a broader meaning than Greek:

Greek: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Indo-European language: the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia

Other hypernyms of Greek include Indo-European, Indo-Hittite.

Greek (noun)	Indo-European language (noun)
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages	the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
a native or inhabitant of Greece

Greek (adjective)	Indo-European language (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

Difference between Greek and Indo-European language

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