TheVenisami (Gaulish: *Uenisamoi) orVenisamores were aGallic tribe dwelling in the Alps during theIron Age.
They are mentioned asVenisamorum on theArch of Susa.[1]
The ethnic nameVenisami is a latinized form of Gaulish *Uenisamoi (sing.Uenisamos). It can be derived from the stemueni- ('family, clan, friends') attached to -sāmo- ('calm'),[1] and translated as the 'friendly ones'.[2] It is comparable with the personal namesUenisamus (in Cisalpina) andUenixama (in Lepontia).[3]
They may have dwelled around Forum Germanici (modernBusca), south of theBinbelli, north of theEpanterii, and east of theStatielli.[4]
They appear on theArch of Susa, erected byCottius in 9–8 BC.[5]
