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Where does “Caesar” come from?

Caesar (Latin) comes from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

Caesar (Latin): Julius Caesar; emperor

Definitions

  1. Julius Caesar; emperor

Ancestry of “Caesar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaesariesor hair
2Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “Caesar”

  • Jersey
  • Caesar
  • Kaiser
  • Cesar
  • Caesarea
  • tsar
  • czar
  • Zaragoza
  • tsarist
  • Caesarean
  • kaiser
  • Caesarian
  • czarist
  • Caesarism
  • czarina
  • tsarina
  • tsarism
  • Jerseyman
  • tsardom
  • Caesarist
  • Jerseyville
  • czarism
  • czarish
  • czardom
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