Lepontineadj.
/lɪˈpɒntʌɪn/ a. Pertaining to or designating a mountain range in southern Switzerland and northern Italy, which encompasses the valley of the River Ticino.
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Alpine?a1475
Pyrene?a1475
Riphaean1555
Pyrenean?1556
Pyrenee1590
hercynian1598
Alpic1611
Appalachian1672
Carpathian1673
Rhipaean1703
Alleghenian1740
Altaic1762
Altaian1780
Balkan1785
Uralian1801
Lepontine1802
Altai1824
Dinaric1833
Andean1845
Alpigene1847
Lepontian1857
Uralic1861
Himalayan1866
Cordilleran1891
Andine1900
Armorican1906
Variscan1906
1802 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) I. at Alps The eastern part of this ridge was denominated the Lepontine Alps, from the appellation of a people who inhabit the country.
1853 Encycl. Brit. II. 623/2 Lepontine Alps, also named Alps of Switzerland..extend from Monte Rosa..separating Lombardy from Switzerland.
1989 Encycl. Brit. X. 385/3 San Bernadino Pass,..mountain pass..in the Lepontine Alps of Graubünden canton, southeastern Switzerland.
b. Denoting an ancient language of this region. Cf. Lepontic n. and adj.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Celtic > spoken in Lepontine Alps
Lepontian1921
Lepontic1933
Lepontine1939
1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 335 In the extreme north of Italy..some seventy-two inscriptions..have been discovered. These are conventionally called Lepontine.
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