I. əˈtestə̇n, -ˌtīn adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin atestinus, from Ateste, city in northeastern Italy + Latin -inus -ine
: of or belonging to the early Roman Iron Age culture of Ateste related to the Villanova culture but later influenced by the Etruscans
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: one of the people of Ateste (modern Este, Italy) especially of the period 800-400 B.C.