Oscan

Meaning

Adj

Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.

Noun

A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).

Name

The extinct language of the Oscan people.

Translations

osque

osco

osco

Oskisch

osc

osco

oskisch

Osco

Osque

Osker

Oskerin

Língua osca

Oskisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒskən/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: ops

In summary

From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).