Where does “Venetan” come from?

Venetan (English) comes from English Veneto, from Italian Veneto, from Latin venetus, from Latin Veneti — Veneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity).

Venetan (English): A group of related Romance varieties indigenous to Veneto (region in northeastern Italy)

Definitions

  1. A group of related Romance varieties indigenous to Veneto (region in northeastern Italy)

Ancestry of “Venetan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVenetoroughly corresponding to the ancient Venetia
2ItalianVenetoof Veneto region of Italy; from Veneto
3Latinvenetusof or pertaining to the Veneti; Venetian; blue,...
4LatinVenetiVeneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity)
Every word from Latin Veneti →Every word from Latin venetus →Every word from Italian Veneto →
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