Euskara
/eusˈkaɾa/noun
The Basque language.
Did you know?Euskara is a language isolate, meaning its deepest origins are still unknown, and its own name may be linked to an ancient self-designation preserved only in fragments of history.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Roman antiquity
Proto-Basque
“An unattested ancestral form of the Basque language, reconstructed only indirectly from later evidence.”
Classical Antiquity
Latin
Vascones
“The Basque-speaking people of the western Pyrenees.”
Late Antiquity / Early Medieval
Latin/Medieval Romance
euskara
“The Basque language, from an indigenous self-name developed in the Basque-speaking area.”
16th Century
Basque
euskara
“The Basque language, increasingly used in written texts and scholarly discussion.”
Modern English
English
Basque
“The language spoken by the Basque people of northern Spain and southwestern France.”