Encyclopedia >  Literature and the Arts  >  Language, Linguistics, and Literary Terms  >  Language and Linguistics

Umbrian

Umbrian (ŭmˈbrēən) [key], extinct language belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Italic languages.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Umbrian from Fact Monster:

  • Georg Friedrich Grotefend - Grotefend, Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Georg Friedrich , 1775–1853, German archaeologist and ...
  • Carl Darling Buck - Buck, Carl Darling Buck, Carl Darling, 1866–1955, American philologist, b. Orlando, Maine. ...
  • Lo Spagna - Spagna, Lo Spagna, Lo , c.1450–c.1528, Italian painter, b. Spain, whence his nickname. His ...
  • Iguvine Tables - Iguvine Tables Iguvine Tables , several inscribed bronze tablets dating from the 1st and 2d cent. ...
  • Melozzo da Forlì - Melozzo da Forlì Melozzo da Forlì , 1438–94, Umbrian painter. His extant works, ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Language and Linguistics