Falisci

See also: falisci

English

Noun

Falisci pl (plural only)

The Faliscan people.

Italian

Etymology

Named after their main city, Faliscus, and found in only two inscriptions. The name's meaning is unclear but most likely Italic, as the suffix -sc is distinctive of Italic ethnonyms.[1]

Proper noun

Falisci m pl (plural only)

an ancient Italic people who lived in what is now Lazio

References

Bakkum, Gabriël CLM (2009). The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship. Thesis, University of Amsterdam. Part I. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

Anagrams

fiscali, scalfii

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[1] Bakkum, Gabriël CLM (2009). The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship. Thesis, University of Amsterdam. Part I. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.