Veneto etymology

Italian

Italian word veneto comes from Latin venetus

Etymology of veneto

Detailed word origin of veneto

Dictionary entry Language Definition
venetus Latin (lat) (substantive) a racing faction or team of the Roman circus, clothed in blue; the Blue faction. Blue, blue-green, sea-blue. Of or pertaining to the Veneti; Venetian.
veneto Italian (it) Venetian (language). Native or inhabitant of Veneto Of Veneto (region of Italy); from Veneto.