Vasconic
/væsˈkɒnɪk/noun
Relating to the Basque language or, in some historical theories, to a hypothetical pre-Indo-European language family of western Europe.
Did you know?“Vasconic” is tied to the Latin name of the Basque people, and in linguistics it also became the label for controversial theories about a larger prehistoric language family once spoken across western Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Rome
Latin
Vascones
“The Basque people of the western Pyrenees.”
Late Latin
Latin
Vasconicus
“Pertaining to the Vascones or their territory.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Vasconia
“The region associated with the Basques; later a source of place names like Gascony.”
Modern English
English
Vasconic
“Relating to the Basques or to theories of a broader Vasconic language family.”