late 14c., from Italian Toscano, from Late Latin Tuscanus "belonging to the Tusci," a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (see Etruscan).
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Etruscan n.
1706, from Latin Etruscus "an Etruscan," from Etruria, ancient name of Tuscany (see Tuscan); of uncertain origin but containing an element that might mean "water" (see Basque) and which could be a reference to the rivers in the region.