Vascon
/ˈvæs.kɒn/noun
Relating to the Vascones, an ancient people of the western Pyrenees, now associated with the Basque region.
Did you know?The name Vascon is historically tied to the Vascones, and the same ancient ethnonym is widely connected to the source of modern words like Basque, Gascon, and possibly even Euskara-related regional naming traditions.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Roman era
Latin
Vascones
“The name of a people living in the western Pyrenees”
Late Latin
Latin
Vascon-
“A stem used in place names and ethnonyms referring to the Vascones”
Old French
Old French
Gascon
“A person from Gascony; later associated with the region's language and people”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Vasconia
“The land of the Vascones”
Modern English
English
Vascon
“Relating to the Vascones or Basque region”