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- Thracian · derived from*Spartakos
- Latin · learned borrowing fromSpartacus
- English todaySpartacus
Learned borrowing from Latin Spartacus, from Thracian *Spartakos.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Full definition →
Learned borrowing from Latin Spartacus, from Thracian *Spartakos.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.