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Messapii.

An Iapygian tribe that was settled in modern Apulia.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[mɛsˈsa.pi.iː]Classical-Latin[mesˈsaː.pi.i]
  1. An Iapygian tribe that was settled in modern Apulia.

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Where this word comes from

According to Pokorny, the Messapic name means "amid waters," from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos + *h₂ep-, the latter of which gave their region Apulia.

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