Etymology

Horace

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Today it means: Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE). Full definition →

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  1. Latin · borrowed fromHoratius
  2. English todayHorace

From Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of Horatio.

Words from the same roots

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Horatio

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