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Aurelius.

Name of a plebeian Roman gens.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[au̯ˈreː.li.ʊs]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈrɛː.li.us]

  1. Name of a plebeian Roman gens.

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  2. a male given name

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin aureus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Aurēlius From aureus (“golden”) + -lus (diminutive suffix) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

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