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cataphractus.

wearing armor, mailed

12 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ka.taˈpʰrak.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ka.taˈfrak.tus]

  1. wearing armor, mailed

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

Etymology tree Ancient Greek καταφράσσειν (kataphrássein) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos)bor. Latin cataphractus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos, “covered; mailed”).

noun[ka.taˈpʰrak.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ka.taˈfrak.tus]

  1. a soldier clad in mail

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek καταφράσσειν (kataphrássein) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos)bor. Latin cataphractus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos, “covered; mailed”).

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