Classification
The most credible theories are that Raetic was:
- a member along with Etruscan of a proposed Tyrrhenian language family, possibly influenced by neighboring Indo-European languages.
- an independent branch of the Indo-European language super-family, intermediate between Illyrian and Celtic, which was later influenced by Etruscan
- a language isolate, later influenced by Etruscan
Several recent works have claimed a definitive connection with Etruscan.
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