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Coriolanus.

Of, or from, Coriolī.

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[kɔ.ri.ɔˈɫaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ko.ri.oˈlaː.nus]

  1. Of, or from, Coriolī.

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

Etymology tree Latin Corioli Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Coriolānus From Corioli (“name of a town”) + -ānus (“-an”, adjectival derivational suffix).

name[kɔ.ri.ɔˈɫaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ko.ri.oˈlaː.nus]

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by

    declension-2

  2. A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Gnaeus (or Gāius) Mārcius Coriolānus, a Roman general

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Corioli Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Coriolānus From Corioli (“name of a town”) + -ānus (“-an”, adjectival derivational suffix).

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