Etymology

gladius

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Today it means: A Roman sword roughly two feet long. Full definition →

Latin gladius
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromgladius“Roman short sword, gladius”
  2. English todaygladius

From Latin gladius (“Roman short sword, gladius”). Doublet of glaive.

Words from the same roots

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glaive

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