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Where does “Laurentius” come from?

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

Laurentius (Latin): Laurence; Laurente

Definitions

  1. Laurence; Laurente

Ancestry of “Laurentius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Laurentius”

  • Lars
  • Llorente
  • Larsen
  • Llorente
  • Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo
  • Laurent
  • Lars
  • São Lourenço
  • Lourenço
  • Laurêncio
  • Llorenç
  • Labrencis
  • Brencis
  • Lauris
  • Lars
  • Λαυρέντιος
  • Lars
  • Lasse
  • Larsen
  • Lassen
  • Las
  • Vavřinec
  • Lôrensô
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