Venetic

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/vəˈnɛtɪk/

adjective

Of or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northeastern Italy.

Similar
Venetian
OriginLatin veneticus →
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Meanings

adjectiveVenetic (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableOf or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northeastern Italy.
  2. historicalnot comparableOf or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northern Brittany.
  3. historicalnot comparablehuman sciencesOf or related to Venetic, the language of the Adriatic Veneti.
  4. not comparableOf or related to the Veneto, the mainland opposite Venice.

    Synonyms: Venetian

proper noun
  1. historicalhuman sciencesAn extinct Indo-European language once spoken by the Veneti people who lived between the Po River delta in northeastern Italy and the southern Alps in Slovenia in antiquity.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or related to the Veneto, the mainland opposite Venice.

Similar
Venetian
Also see
venetian

Origin

  1. Latinveneticus
  2. EnglishVenetic

From Latin veneticus, from Venetia (“land of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adjectives”), from Venetī + -ia, of uncertain origin. Equivalent to Veneti + -ic.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἐνετικός, Ἐνέτης
  • Ἐνετικός (Enetikós)of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • Ἐνέτης (Enétēs)of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • Βενετικός (Benetikós)of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
Bulgarian венециа́нски, венециа́нски
  • венециа́нски (veneciánski)of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • венециа́нски (veneciánski)Venetic language
Catalan vènet, vènet
  • vènetof or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • vènetVenetic language
French vénète, vénète
  • vénèteof or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • vénèteVenetic language
German Venetisch
  • VenetischVenetic language
Greek ενετικός, βενετικά
  • ενετικός (enetikós)of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • βενετικά (venetiká)Venetic language
  • βενετική γλώσσα (venetikí glóssa)Venetic language
Italian venetico, lingua venetica
  • veneticoVenetic language
  • lingua veneticaVenetic language
Latin veneticus
  • veneticusof or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
Polish wenetyjski, język wenetyjski
  • wenetyjskiof or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • język wenetyjskiVenetic language
Russian вене́тский, вене́тский
  • вене́тский (venétskij)of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
  • вене́тский (venétskij)Venetic language
Spanish venético
  • venéticoVenetic language

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Venetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venetic

MLA

“Venetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Venetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venetic.

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