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Where does “Proculus” come from?

Proculus (Latin) comes from Latin proculus, from Latin procul, from Latin celer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Proculus (Latin): a Roman cognomen

Definitions

  1. a Roman cognomen

Ancestry of “Proculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproculuswhose father is distant
2Latinproculfar, far away; at a distance, from afar
3Latincelerfast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Proculus”

  • Proculeius
  • Προκλήϊος
  • Πρόκλος
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