Was the Etruscan Language Related to Ancient Greek?

Was the Etruscan Language Related to Ancient Greek?

Linguists have seen correlations between Etruscan and Ancient Greek language from around the 10th century B.C. Image: Etruscan bronze chariot inlaid with ivory from, 6th century BC depicting Achilles. Credit: mharrsch / CC BY 2.0. The Etruscans are one of the first peoples to inhabit central Italy beginning approximately in the 8th century B.C. They have puzzled historians and linguists alike, who have always seen them as a peculiar and mysterio…