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Where does “gaius” come from?

gaius (Late Latin) comes from Latin Gaius, from Latin Gavius.

gaius (Late Latin): jay; jaybird

Definitions

  1. jay; jaybird

Ancestry of “gaius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGaiusproper noun
2LatinGavius—

Words derived from “gaius”

  • gay
  • gaily
  • gaiety
  • gayly
  • jay
  • gey
  • jaybird
  • nongay
  • jaywalker
  • jaywalk
  • gayfeather
  • gayboy
  • gayspeak
  • gaysome
  • gayish
  • gaydom
  • gayism
  • ungay
  • postgay
  • gaywings
  • begay
  • jaylike
  • gayful
  • gayphobia
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