Antiquity Studies

Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | The Gift of Altino
Chapter | Nomi di luoghi e nomi di fiumi in area altinate: tra lingua e cultura

Nomi di luoghi e nomi di fiumi in area altinate: tra lingua e cultura

Abstract

This paper discusses some toponyms of the surrounding area of ancient Altinum. Some place names and river names, usually attested by latin sources, can trace back to older linguistic stage. I consider the names Altinum and Silis, but also the hydronyms Zero and Muson (the ancient names are unattested), which origin could be attribute to the Venetic language. The proposal of a Venetic basis from indoeuropean *eghero for the name Zero is apparently to exclude because of the medieval forms Zayro/Iairo, which arise from latin theatrum; nevertheless, the -ai- forms can be explained as a cultural induction, considering the proximity of the river to the ancient theater of Altinum.


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Published Dec. 16, 2019 | Language: it

Keywords Etymology • Venetic • Language change • Altinum • Toponomy

Copyright © 2019 Anna Marinetti. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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