Salii.
Salii, the priests of Mars Gradivus in Rome
Meaning & usage
Salii, the priests of Mars Gradivus in Rome
Where this word comes from
From salīre (“to leap, to jump”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjectives”).
Salii, Salians, people living near the river Ijssel in antiquity
Where this word comes from
From Sala (“the Ijssel River”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).
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