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Venetic

[ vuh-net-ik ]

noun

  1. an Indo-European language of NE Italy, possibly belonging to the Italic branch, known from inscriptions from the 4th to 2nd centuries b.c.


Venetic

/ vɪˈnɛtɪk /

noun

  1. an ancient language of NE Italy, usually regarded as belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family. It is recorded in about 200 inscriptions and was extinct by the 2nd century ad


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Venetic1

1875–80; < Latin Veneticus, equivalent to Venet ( ī ) the Veneti + -icus -ic

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