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Tiberius.

a masculine praenomen, famously held by

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[tɪˈbɛ.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[tiˈbɛː.ri.us]

  1. a masculine praenomen, famously held by

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Emperors of the Byzantine Roman Empire Tiberius II Constantinus (r. 574–582 CE) and Tiberius III (r. 698–705 CE)

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Tiberis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Tiberius From Tiberis (“Tiber river”) + -ius (“relative adjective marker”). C.f. Etruscan 𐌈𐌄𐌚𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌄 (θefarie), presumably borrowed from Faliscan *Tiferio(s).

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