Oscan

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.

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”).

Translations

osque

osco

osco

Oskisch

osc

osco

oskisch

Osco

Osque

Osker

Oskerin

Língua osca

Oskisch