Messapic Definition

mə-sāpĭk
noun
An extinct Indo-European language preserved in inscriptions from southeast Italy that date from the sixth to the first century bc .
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adjective
Of or relating to Messapic or its speakers.
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Origin of Messapic

  • From Latin Messāpia ancient name for the region of Italy containing Apulia and Calabria

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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