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curio.

priest presiding over a curia; crier/herald; [~ maximus => chief of this sect];

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkuː.ri.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈkuː.ri.o]

  1. the priest of a curia

    declension-3

  2. a herald

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kowiriomder. Old Latin coviriader. Latin cūria Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin cūriō From cūria (“curia”) + -ō (suffix forming masculine nouns).

noun[ˈkʊ.ri.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈkuː.ri.o]

  1. dative/ablative singular of curium

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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