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Where does “Gallienus” come from?

Gallienus (Latin) comes from Latin Gallius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Gallienus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGalliusGallic
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Gallienus”

  • Gallienus
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