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Petronius.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[pɛˈtroː.ni.ʊs]Classical-Latin[pɛtˈroː.ni.ʊs]Classical-Latin[peˈtrɔː.ni.us][petˈrɔː.ni.us]

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

    declension-2

  2. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Gaius Petronius Arbiter, a Roman courtier

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Perhaps related to South Picene 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌓𐌞𐌍𐌉𐌔 (petrúnis) and Umbrian 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌓𐌖𐌍𐌉𐌀 (petrunia). According to Poultney, the term was perhaps borrowed from an Osco-Umbrian language, which itself formed the name from Proto-Italic *kʷetru-. Alternatively, a derivation from petrō (“a rustic, yokel”) has been suggested.

adj[pɛˈtroː.ni.ʊs]Classical-Latin[pɛtˈroː.ni.ʊs]Classical-Latin[peˈtrɔː.ni.us][petˈrɔː.ni.us]

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Petronia

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

Disputed. Perhaps related to South Picene 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌓𐌞𐌍𐌉𐌔 (petrúnis) and Umbrian 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌓𐌖𐌍𐌉𐌀 (petrunia). According to Poultney, the term was perhaps borrowed from an Osco-Umbrian language, which itself formed the name from Proto-Italic *kʷetru-. Alternatively, a derivation from petrō (“a rustic, yokel”) has been suggested.

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