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Oscan.

Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.

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adj/ˈɒskən/UK/ˈɑːskən/US
  1. Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.

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Where this word comes from

From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).

noun/ˈɒskən/UK/ˈɑːskən/US
  1. A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).

Where this word comes from

From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).

name/ˈɒskən/UK/ˈɑːskən/US
  1. The extinct language of the Oscan people.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).

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