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alipilus.

slave who plucked the hair from armpits of bathers;

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aːˈlɪ.pɪ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[aˈliː.pi.lus]
  1. a slave charged with depilating the armpits of clients in Roman public baths

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin āla Latin pilō Latin -us Latin ālipilus From āla (“armpit”) + pilō (“remove hair”) + -us (agentive).

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