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Bellovesus.

A Gallic prince and legendary founder of Milan

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[bɛlˈlɔ.wɛ.sʊs]Classical-Latin[belˈlɔː.ve.s̬us]
  1. A Gallic prince and legendary founder of Milan

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Of Celtic origin, from a compound of two Gaulish words: * From Gaulish *bel- (“bright; luminous”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”) (cognate with Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”)), * and from Gaulish *Wesuawos, *Bellowesus, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus (“excellent”).

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