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famulus.

slave (male), servant; attendant;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfa.mʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.mu.lus]

  1. a servant, slave

    declension-2 · masculine
    ūnā cum famulō tuō, pāpā nostrō, N.,
Where this word comes from

From earlier famelus, from Proto-Italic *famelos (“slave”) (whence Oscan 𐌚𐌀𐌌𐌄𐌋 (famel, “slave”)), from earlier *θamelos; probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”). Probably as a backformation from the predecessor of familia (see there for details).

adj[ˈfa.mʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.mu.lus]

  1. serving, servile

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

From earlier famelus, from Proto-Italic *famelos (“slave”) (whence Oscan 𐌚𐌀𐌌𐌄𐌋 (famel, “slave”)), from earlier *θamelos; probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”). Probably as a backformation from the predecessor of familia (see there for details).

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