Question for EBII Historians: Origins of Certain Units/Cultures?

[Shoebopp]

The export_descr_units.txt file has "internal" names of every unit. Some of them imply a certain historical origin for them, three of which surprised me.

Histro-Venetic Cavalry: illyrian cavalry histro venetic
Histro-Venetic Warriors: italic infantry histro venetic
Sardinian Warriors: italic infantry sardinian

A quick google search yielded similar confusion. Apparently contemporary historians disputed on the origins of the Veneti - they were thought to be Italian, Illyrian, or even Celtic in origin. The Sardinians were less ambiguous: they seemed to be a unique people with trade contacts with Greeks, Phoenicians, and Italians. Of course in this forum the best source of truth are EBII historians - what are y'all's takes on the history and origins of Venetians and Sardinians?

[Marie Louise von Preussen]

It might mean only the geographical location, not necessarily tribal or ethnic affiliation. Probably they were a mix between Italian and Celtic peoples, in fact, but their language is related to Latin. Gaulish and Latin were actually quite close and came from the same theoretical Italo-Celtic branch, so we shouldn't discard a mix between both peoples.

[QuintusSertorius]

The internal names of units are just labels. Most of the time it's about making them as simple as possible, so that mistakes aren't made in their use from complex names.