Aquitani
|A-qui-ta-ni|
/ˌækɪˈtæni/
ancient people of Aquitaine
Etymology
'Aquitani' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'Aquitānī,' where 'Aquitān-' referred to the inhabitants of 'Aquitānia' (the region of Aquitaine).
'Aquitani' changed from the Latin plural 'Aquitānī' and passed through Medieval/Medieval Latin usage before being retained in English as the historical name for that people.
Initially it meant 'the inhabitants of Aquitania,' and over time it has remained a historical term referring to that ancient people.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an ancient people of southwestern Gaul (roughly the area of modern Aquitaine), living between the Pyrenees and the Garonne before and during Roman times.
The Aquitani resisted Roman conquest in the 1st century BC.
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