Where does “retiarius” come from?
retiarius (English) comes from Latin retiarius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
retiarius (English): A type of gladiator who uses a casting net as a...
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- A type of gladiator who uses a casting net as a...
Ancestry of “retiarius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | retiarius | A net-fighter; a gladiator who fights with a net |
| 2 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |