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Canius.

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈkaː.ni.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.ni.us]

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by

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  2. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Gaius Canius, a Roman knight

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cānus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Cānius From cānus (“hoary”) + -ius.

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