Aquitanian
/ˌæk.wɪˈteɪ.ni.ən/noun
Relating to Aquitaine, its people, or the ancient Aquitani of southwestern Gaul.
Did you know?The ancient Aquitanian language is known mainly from names and inscriptions, and many scholars regard it as a close ancestor or relative of modern Basque.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Roman period
Pre-Roman Gaul
*Aquitan-
“An ancestral ethnonym for the peoples of southwestern Gaul; its ultimate origin remains uncertain.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Aquitanī
“The Aquitani, a people inhabiting southwestern Gaul.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Aquītānia
“Aquitania, the Roman name for the region occupied by the Aquitani.”
12th–14th Century
Old French
Aquitaine
“The regional name inherited from Latin Aquitania.”
Modern English
English
Aquitanian
“Relating to Aquitaine or the ancient Aquitani.”