Adriatic

The story

1. Venetic · derived from[script needed]“water”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wódr̥“water”
3. Illyrian · derived from*adur
4. Latin · derived fromAdriāticum
5. English todayAdriatic

From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either: * an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea. * Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.

Words from the same roots