Indo-european or not Indo-european? AncientSites >Rome > Groups >Etruria New Vines "Products Contest" with $500 in Prizes! Places To Go!Today's PostsRomeAthensEgyptBabylonTaraMachuPicchuNewYorkAncientSitesSite MapAncientVine Rome Board Index | Rome Daily Posts Board: Etruria Topic: Etruscan Language Topic Editor: Nesnut Hatshepsut Topic Description: Little remains and little i... Email this post to a friend! Message: Indo-european or not Indo-european? Author: Zilach Caisras - Tanaquil Sergius, Patron Date: Dec 13, 2000 17:31 In addition to the discussion about whether the Etruscan language can be considered Indo-european or not, I would like to say, that this is a very difficult question and it will get more difficult once every new inscription has been put into database. I would say, that the Etruscan language is more or less quite different from any other language of the ancient world, but there are some connections in the verborium and grammar of the Etruscan language with other, more known ancient languages, like Greek and Latin. Most words f.e. are leanwords from Latin and Greek, but not all seem to be so. Furthermore, a grammar is the backbone of a language that is alive all the time, and so it must have been in the Etruscan language. Research has pointed out that some grammatical structures are influenced by other languages, others however must be original and yet they seem like some structures in Greek and Latin. Mr. Maravot is going a bit too far in this I believe, but that there must be some connection with ancient Greek and Latin cannot be ignored. Furthermore I would like to point out the fact that remains of the Etruscan language still live on in the dialects (or so one chooses: languages) of Sardinia and of course that thru the Celts the Etruscan writing influenced the formation of the Germanic runes. <>Thanchvil Cilnei/Tanaquil Sergius Next: Which came first? The chicken or the egg ( Sacerdos - Camitlnas Tullius ) Previous: An interesting email ( Sacerdos - Camitlnas Tullius )