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Paetinus.

a cognomen used by the gentes Fulvia, Articuleia, Tatia, and others

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[pae̯ˈtiː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[peˈtiː.nus]
  1. a cognomen used by the gentes Fulvia, Articuleia, Tatia, and others

    declension-2
    Marcus Fulvius Curvus Paetinus
Where this word comes from

From paetīnus, from paetus (“blinking, squinting”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming diminutives”), or directly from the cognomen Paetus + -īnus. Compare the similar cognomen pairs Luscus and Luscinus and Laevus and Laevinus.

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