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Apuani
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apuani
Latin
Alternative forms
la Apuānī Ligurēs
Etymology
From la Apua, the name of their chief city, probably from la ine-pro *abʰ- abrupt, quick, suffixed form ine-pro *abʰ(o)-ua, through a language where *-bʰ became p, such as la xlg - or another la cel - language (compare grc ἄφαρ quickly).
According to Alessio and De Giovanni, from a Mediterranean la qfa-sub - root und *ap-/und *apʰ sharp, such as la sxc -.
Pronunciation
Apuānī
Proper noun
Apuānī<2> m
A Ligurian tribe of Italy
Declension
Apuānī<2>
References
L'elemento greco nella toponomastica della Sicilia, Volumes 1-2
la Tribes