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Umbonius.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ʊmˈboː.ni.ʊs]Classical-Latin[umˈbɔː.ni.us]

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

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  2. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by: Umbonius Silio, a Roman governor of Hispania Baetica

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin umbō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Umbōnius From umbō (“boss of a shield”) + -ius.

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