| Æsar | Deus | |
| Agalletor | Puer | |
| Andar | Boreas | |
| Anhelos | Aurora | |
| Antar | Aquila | |
| Aracos | Accipiter | |
| Arimos | Simia | |
| Arse Verse | Averte ignem | |
| Ataison | Vitis | |
| Burros | Poculum | |
| Balteus | } | The same as in the Latin. |
| Capra | ||
| Cassis | ||
| Celer | ||
| Capys | Falco | |
| Damnus | Equus | |
| Drouna | Principium | |
| Falandum | Cœlum | |
| Gapos | Currus | |
| Hister | Ludio | |
| Iduare | Dividere | |
| Idulus | Ovis | |
| Itus | Idus | |
| Læna | Vestimentum | |
| Lanista | Carnifex | |
| Lar | Dominus | |
| Lucumo | Princeps | |
| Mantisa | Additamentum | |
| Nanos | Vagabundus | |
| Nepos | Luxuriosus | |
| Rasena | Etrusci | |
| Subulo | Tibicen | |
| Slan | Filius | |
| Sec | Filia | |
| Ril avil | Vixit annos | |
| Toga | Toga |
The discoveries of General Galassi and Mr. Dennis at the Etruscan city of Cervetri have shown to what an extent the Pelasgian element prevailed in the old Etruscan. Cervetri was the old Cære or Agylla, which was founded by Pelasgians, maintained a religious connexion with the Greeks as a kindred race,[[36]] and remained Pelasgian to a late period.[[37]] In the royal tomb discovered in this place the name of Tarquin—
occurs no less than thirty-five times.[[38]] On a little cruet-shaped vase, like an ink-bottle, was found inscribed the syllables Bi, Ba, Bu, &c., as in a horn-book, and also an alphabet in the Pelasgian character.[[39]] These characters are almost identical with the Etruscan. Again, General Galassi found here a small black pot, with letters legibly scratched, and filled with red paint.[[40]] Lepsius pronounced them to be Pelasgian, divided them into words, and arranged them in the following lines, which are evidently hexametrical:—
Mi ni kethu ma mi mathu maram lisiai thipurenai
Ethe erai sic epana mi nethu nastav helephu.
Mr. Donaldson[[41]] has offered some suggestions, with a view to explaining this inscription, and has clearly shown many close affinities to the Greek; but there is another which he quotes, and which is pronounced by Müller[[42]] to be pure Pelasgian, which even in its Pelasgian form is almost Greek:—
Mi kalairu fuius.
ἐιμι Καλαιροῦ Ϝυιός.
It would be impossible in this work to attempt the analysis of all the known Etruscan words, and to point out their affinities to the Pelasgian, the Greek, or the Latin; but a few examples may be given, whilst the reader, who wishes to pursue the subject further, is referred to the investigations of the learned author of the “Varronianus.”