Etymology

caesarian

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Today it means: Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar. Full definition →

Latin Caesariānus
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  1. LatinCaesar
  2. LatinCaesariānus
  3. English todayCaesarian

Borrowed from Latin Caesariānus, from Caesar + -iānus. By surface analysis, Caesar + -ian. Piecewise doublet of tsarian. For the sense “Caesarean section”, see also "Caesarean section § Etymology" on Wikipedia.

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