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Viriathus.

A chief of the Lusitani who fought against the Romans

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[wɪ.riˈaː.tʰʊs]Classical-Latin[vi.riˈaː.tus]
  1. A chief of the Lusitani who fought against the Romans

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Where this word comes from

Uncertain, either borrowed from Lusitanian [Term?] or Celtiberian [Term?]. The first part, viri-, is hypothesized to come from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”) or maybe through Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) (from which Old Irish fer (“man”)).

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