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Appianus.

Of or pertaining to Appius

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Meaning & usage

adj[ap.piˈaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ap.piˈaː.nus]

  1. Of or pertaining to Appius

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. Of or pertaining to Appius Claudius Caecus (ca. 340 BCE–273 BCE), an Ancient Roman politician who built the Appian Way.

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · especially
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Appius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Appiānus From Appius (“Appian”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”, adjective-forming suffix).

name[ap.piˈaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ap.piˈaː.nus]

  1. A Roman male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Appian of Alexandria (c. 95 – c. 165), a Roman historian of Greek descent

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἀππιανός (Appianós)

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