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Lucanus.

A resident of Lucania

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ɫuːˈkaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[luˈkaː.nus]
  1. A resident of Lucania

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  2. The name of a Roman gēns.

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  3. The Roman poet Lucan.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Lūca Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Lūcānus From Lūca (“a city in Etruria”) + -ānus.

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