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erus.

master, owner;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɛ.rʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛː.rus]
  1. master of the house or family

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. a spouse, husband; an owner; a ruler, sovereign; a divinity, god

    broadly · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ezos (“master”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ós (“master”). Cognate with Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (“išhāš "master"”). A connection with heres (“heir”) and hirudo (“leech”) has also been proposed by Charlton Lewis and Charles Short, making its stem instead from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- (“derelict”). Cognates would include Ancient Greek χήρα (khḗra, “widow”), Sanskrit हरति (harati, “to seize”) and हरण (haraṇa, “abduction”).

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