Vascones

Etymology
From attested in 's 1st-century , Book III, of uncertain origin.

Variously derived from (literally “he-goat people”) or a variant of. According to, the name could have been from an exonym of entirely origin given to the Basques by earlier Indo-Europeans inhabiting Basque country, based on the name  found inscribed on coins matching the territory and period. The name would have been comprised of:


 * the root 🇨🇬
 * the suffix
 * the consonant stem suffix indicating the name as a nominative plural

Thus, the name would have meant something like "the high (proud) people." Probably unrelated to the Basque endonym Euskara, despite the similarity.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Vascones
 * 2)  Basques