Messapic

[ muh-sey-pik, -sap-ik ]

noun
  1. an Indo-European language that was spoken in what is now SE Italy and written with an alphabet derived from that of Greek.

Origin of Messapic

1
1765–75; <Latin Mesāp(ius) pertaining to Messāpia the Calabrian peninsula + -ic
  • Also Mes·sa·pi·an [muh-sey-pee-uhn]. /məˈseɪ pi ən/.

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