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Latin
Etymology
From Apua, the name of their chief city, probably from Proto-Indo-European *abʰ- (“abrupt, quick”), suffixed form *abʰ(o)-ua, through a language where *-bʰ became p, such as Ancient Ligurian or another Celtic language (compare Ancient Greek ἄφαρ (áphar, “quickly”)).
According to Alessio and De Giovanni, from a Mediterranean substrate root *ap-/*apʰ (“sharp”), such as Sicanian.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Apuānī m pl (genitive Apuānōrum); second declension
- A Ligurian tribe of Italy
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Apuani in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Apuani”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- L'elemento greco nella toponomastica della Sicilia, Volumes 1-2