Daunii

English Noun p The ancient inhabitants of Daunia in southern Italy. Related terms en Daunian Translations ancient tribe French: fr Dauniens p Latin: la Daunii p Latin Etymology From la grc Δαύνιοι, said to be from the tribe's word for wolf, ultimately from la ine-pro *dhau to strangle, perhaps through la xil - where the voiced aspirate dh is expected.Kershaw, Priscilla (2000): The One-eyed God: Odin and the (Indo-)Germanic Männerbünde, p. 131, 141 Compared to this are the god Faunus and grc θήρ beast, wolf, though the latter is likely instead from ine-pro *ǵʰwer-. More at Daunii and Faunus. Proper noun Dauniī<2> m A tribe of southern Italy, inhabiting the part of Apulia included between the rivers Aufidus and Frento Declension Dauniī<2> Derived terms la Daunia References Daunia la Tribes