atestine

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.