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Tyrrhenian的意思

Tyrrhenian

[ti'ri:niən]
  • adj. (意大利中西部古国)伊特鲁里亚的;伊特鲁里亚人的
  • n. 伊特鲁里亚人

Tyrrhenian

英文词源


Tyrrhenian (adj.)
1650s, "pertaining to the Etruscans," from Latin Tyrrheni, from Greek Tyrrenoi "Tyrrhenians," from tyrsis "tower, walled city" (cognate with Latin turris "tower"). Earlier Tyrrhene (late 14c.).