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  1. www.perseus.tufts.edu › hopper › textDictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), A´DRIA

    1. A city of Cisalpine Gaul, situated between the Padus and the Athesis, not far from their mouths, and still called Adria. It is now distant more than 14 miles from the sea, but was originally a sea-port of great celebrity.

  2. www.abarim-publications.com › Meaning › AdriaAdria | The amazing name Adria: meaning and etymology

    Jan 30, 2023 · The name Adria, in turn, appears to derive from the noun adur, meaning water, from the Venetic language, which was part of the Illyrian language group, which derived from Proto-Indo-European. This noun adur derives from the same PIE " wodr " from which English gets its noun "water" and Greek its noun υδωρ ( hudor ), which in turn resulted ...

  3. venere.it › en › the-meaning-and-history-of-the-nameThe meaning and history of the name Adria - Venere

    Origins and meaning. The name “Adria” has its roots in Latin and is associated with the Adriatic Sea, located between the Italian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is believed to derive from the ancient Roman town of Adria, which played a significant role in the early history of the region.

  4. www.venetoproloco.it › 02 › Storia-Adria-ingleseThe story of Adria the town that gave its name to the ...

    There are many different theories about the origin of the name “Adria”, most of them are linked to the myth. Indeed, it is told that Dyomedes, the Ulysses' companion during the Troyan war, shipwrecked and found salvation in a peaceful beach. There he founded a town and called it “Aetria”, which means “peaceful”.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Origin_of_languageOrigin of language - Wikipedia

    The time range for the evolution of language or its anatomical prerequisites extends, at least in principle, from the phylogenetic divergence of Homo (2.3 to 2.4 million years ago) from Pan (5 to 6 million years ago) to the emergence of full behavioral modernity some 50,000–150,000 years ago.

  6. www.watermuseumofvenice.com › network-en › po-deltaAdria and its riviera - Water Museums of Venice

    The historic port of Adria was so economically and culturally important that it gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. The origins of Adria, whose first written records date back to the 6th century BC, are intertwined with Greek mythology.

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  8. www.perseus.tufts.edu › hopper › textThe Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, ADRIA (Atria ...

    ADRIA (Atria) Veneto, Italy. An ancient city in the territory of the Veneti, between the Adige and Po and today about 22 km from the Adriatic Sea, from which it derives its name ( Strab. 5.1.8 ). Some ancient sources attribute its founding to the Greeks (Just. Epit . 20.1.9) and others to the Etruscans (Plut. Vit. Cam. 16; Livy 5.33.7; Plin.

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