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Marrucinian

Marrucinian proper noun: the ancient language of the Marrucini, known from a few inscriptions, and thought to be a member of the Sabellian group, probably closely related to Paelignian.

Proper noun

Marrucinian

  1. The ancient language of the Marrucini, known from a few inscriptions, and thought to be a member of the Sabellian group, probably closely related to Paelignian.

Origin of Marrucinian

From Marrucini + -an, from a passage of a Marrucinian book (Aes Rapinum) which states "touta marouca" as a city or village.

Questions about Marrucinian

What does Marrucinian mean?
Marrucinian means the ancient language of the Marrucini, known from a few inscriptions, and thought to be a member of the Sabellian group, probably closely related to Paelignian.
What part of speech is Marrucinian?
Marrucinian is a proper noun.

Words near Marrucinian in the dictionary

  1. Marrs
  2. marrubiin
  3. marrubium
  4. marrubiums
  5. Marrucini
  6. Marrucinian
  7. Marrufo
  8. Marrufos
  9. Marrujo
  10. Marrujos
  11. marry

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