Where does “gaius” come from?
gaius (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.
Ancestry of “gaius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *Gāwjos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | geh₂w- | to rejoice |
Words derived from “gaius”