Re: [tied] ausonic

17-11-03 19:18, alex wrote:

> is there something more known about this term "ausonic"? I can co-relate
> this word just with two things. First it should be about the "ausonian"
> region in Italy and the second one should be in the statment of Priscus
> visiting Atilla about the "ausonic" language spoken by certain people in
> the region he visited.
> Are there more informations about this ominos "ausonic" ?

The English adjective is <Ausonian> (Lat. ausonius <-- Gk. ausonios from
<ausonia:> 'Italy', <ausones> 'Italians'), used as a poetic term for
Lower Italy or Italy in general. The classical etymology derives the
name from that of Auso:n, son of Calypso (?) by Odysseus, who had
allegedly settled there.

Piotr