Falisci

See also: falisci

Italian

Etymology

Named after their main city, Faliscus, and found in only two inscriptions. The name's meaning is unclear but most likely Italic, as the suffix -sc is distinctive of Italic ethnonyms.[1]

Proper noun

Falisci ? pl (plural only)

  1. An Italic people who live in what is now Lazio

References

  1. ↑ Bakkum, Gabriël CLM (2009). The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship. Thesis, University of Amsterdam. Part I. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
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