Where does “Claudius” come from?

Claudius derives from Latin Claudius, from Latin claudus meaning "lame," which traces through Proto-Indo-European keld- and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European kel-.

Claudius (English): The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus"

Definitions

  1. The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus"

Ancestry of “Claudius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinClaudiusA Roman gens name
2Latinclauduslimping, lame; crippled; halting, wavering,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Latin claudus →Every word from Latin Claudius →
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