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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Venetic¹

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