Venetic

//vəˈnɛtɪk// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northeastern Italy. historical, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northern Brittany. historical, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or related to Venetic, the language of the Adriatic Veneti. historical, not-comparable
  4. 4
    Of or related to the Veneto, the mainland opposite Venice. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms
venetian

Etymology

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.

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indo european

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