Word info

Venetic

Speech parts

1. Venetic - Adjective

2. Venetic - Proper noun

Meaning

Venetic (not comparable)

of or pertaining to the Veneti people, their language or culture, or to the Veneto

Venetic

An extinct Indo-European language that was spoken in ancient times by the Veneti tribe in the North-Italian Veneto and modern Slovenia, between the Po River delta and the southern fringe of the Alps. It should not be confused with Venetian, a Romance language presently spoken in the same region.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning 'sea' or 'water'. Source: Internet

The Histri are classified in some sources as a "Venetic" Illyrian tribe, with certain linguistic differences from other Illyrians. Source: Internet

Other Venetic cities such as Opitergium (modern Oderzo ), Tarvisium, Feltria, Vicetia (modern Vicenza), Ateste (modern Este), and Altinum (modern Altino) adopted the Latin language and the culture of Rome. Source: Internet

Originally an Illyrian settlement, the Veneti entered the region in the 10th-9th c. BC and seem to have given the town its name, Tergeste, since terg* is a Venetic word meaning market (q.v. Oderzo whose ancient name was Opitergium). Source: Internet

Venetic (the language of the ancient Veneti ), as revealed by its inscriptions, shared some similarities with the Italic languages and is sometimes classified as Italic. Source: Internet

Other historians links Venetic origins with Celts. Source: Internet

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