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Ilvates

Ilvates noun: a Ligurian tribe mentioned only in the writings of Livy.

Noun

Ilvates pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A Ligurian tribe mentioned only in the writings of Livy.

Origin of Ilvates

Of Ancient Ligurian origin. Related to the name Veleiates, though it is unclear if these are the same group referred to differently by ancient historians or two slightly different but related groups. Probably of Celtic origin: Encyclopédie Celtique suggests that the name means "the honest ones," "the best ones," from Proto-Celtic *wellos (“desirable, good”). Mommsen instead prefers an Italic, specifically Umbrian origin, though he does not list any meaning.

Questions about Ilvates

What does Ilvates mean?
Ilvates means a Ligurian tribe mentioned only in the writings of Livy.
What part of speech is Ilvates?
Ilvates is a noun.

Words near Ilvates in the dictionary

  1. ilustrado
  2. Ilustrados
  3. iluy
  4. ilvaite
  5. ilvaites
  6. Ilvates
  7. ily
  8. Ilya
  9. Ilyas
  10. Ilyashov
  11. Ilyich

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