Venetic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Venetic (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[edit]
of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
Proper noun[edit]
Venetic
- (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[edit]
Translations[edit]
Venetic 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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