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Messalinus.

A masculine cognomen

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[mɛs.saːˈliː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[mes.saˈliː.nus]

  1. A masculine cognomen

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē)bor. Latin Messāna Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin Messālla Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Messālīnus From Messālla + -īnus.

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