Italic
9.4
A group of old languages once spoken in Italy, including Latin
- noun
- /ɪˈtælɪk/
- Specialized
:
itálico
Examples
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The italics are in the original 1913 statement.
Academic text (2004) -
The Italic languages, including Latin, have significantly influenced modern European tongues.
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Many ancient texts were originally written in Italic languages like Oscan and Umbrian.
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Understanding the history of the Italic branch helps in the study of classical languages.
Synonyms
9.9
A group of related ancient languages spoken in Italy, including Latin
is the same branch but named without the extra noun
Compounds
Italic language
- Specialized
9.9
A group of related ancient languages spoken in Italy, including Latin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Italic comes from the Latin name Italia, which means 'Italy'. So Italic languages are the old languages that came from Italy, like Latin.
