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bestiarius.

one who fights with wild beasts in the public spectacles, a beast-fighter

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[beːs.tiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[bes.tiˈaː.ri.us]

  1. one who fights with wild beasts in the public spectacles, a beast-fighter

    declension-2

  2. a beastmaster

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-der.? Latin bēstia Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin bēstiārius From bēstia (“beast”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

adj[beːs.tiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[bes.tiˈaː.ri.us]

  1. of or pertaining to beasts

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-der.? Latin bēstia Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin bēstiārius From bēstia (“beast”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

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