Adriatic.
Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either: * an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea. * Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.
A sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula; an extension of the Mediterranean located between the boot of Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans; in full, Adriatic Sea.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either: * an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea. * Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.
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