Etymology

Sacaraucae

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Today it means: An ancient Saka/Scythian tribe from Central Asia, known to have migrated into Bactria and later into Gandhara. Full definition →

Latin Sacaraucae ← Ancient Greek Σακαραῦκαι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣακαραῦκαι
  2. Latin · borrowed fromSacaraucae
  3. English todaySacaraucae

Borrowed from Latin Sacaraucae, from Ancient Greek Σακαραῦκαι (Sakaraûkai). See there for more. The form Sacarauli derives from Σακάραυλοι (Sakárauloi), a name that appears only in Strabo's Geographica. It is generally considered to have originated as a scribal corruption of the original phrase Σακαραῦκαι καὶ Αὐγαλοί (Sakaraûkai kaì Augaloí, “Sacaraucae and Augali”).

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