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Where does “Horatian” come from?

Horatian derives from English Horace, from Latin -ianus, -ius, -um, -us, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós and -ós through Proto-Italic -os.

Horatian (English): Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Horace or to...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Horace or to...

Ancestry of “Horatian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian—
2IrishEoin—
3Old IrishIohain—
4LatinIōannēs—
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
9Arabicخُنَّة—
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