tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post4966493512059413002..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: Did the Etruscans ever speak of fair Padua?Glen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-10627824860041413422010-09-01T17:45:01.490-05:002010-09-01T17:45:01.490-05:00Since there are so many historical citynames in It...Since there are so many historical citynames in Italy (not to mention that there are so many other topics to explore relating to the Etruscan language), I'm going through this slowly, one by one. I haven't yet contemplated the name <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry%3DAthesis" rel="nofollow"><i>Athesis</i></a> but I suppose there's noGlen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-64976583374501090442010-09-01T01:55:03.536-05:002010-09-01T01:55:03.536-05:00As always, very interesting. Have you tried a simi...As always, very interesting. Have you tried a similar linguistic search for the other major city of the Veneti, Ateste (it. Este), which is located farther to the west? <br /><br />The Adige river was called Athesis in Latin, so there might be some connection between the two names, although Ateste is some distance from the Athesis (about 40 km).<br /><br />This makes we wonder - Ateste, Athesis; Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665950907056264174noreply@blogger.com