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Valerianus.

A Roman Emperor, Valerian

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[wa.ɫɛ.riˈaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[va.le.riˈaː.nus]
  1. A Roman Emperor, Valerian

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Latin Valesios Latin Valerius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Latin Valeriānus From Valerius + -iānus.

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