Venetic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin veneticus, from Venetia (“land of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adjectives”), from Venetī + -ia, of uncertain origin. Equivalent to Veneti + -ic.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editVenetic (not comparable)
- (historical) Of or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northeastern Italy.
- (historical) Of or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northern Brittany.
- (historical, linguistics) Of or related to Venetic, the language of the Adriatic Veneti.
- Of or related to the Veneto, the mainland opposite Venice.
Synonyms
edit- (ancient peoples or Veneto): Venetian
Translations
editof or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
Proper noun
editVenetic
- (historical linguistics) An extinct Indo-European language once spoken by the Veneti people who lived between the Po River delta in northeastern Italy and the southern Alps in Slovenia in antiquity.
Related terms
editTranslations
editVenetic language
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See also
edit- ISO 639-3 code xve (SIL)
- Linguist List entry for Venetic, code xve
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