Etymology

lusus

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Today it means: The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians. Full definition →

Latin Lūsu
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  1. Latinlūdō
  2. Latinlūsus
  3. LatinLūsu
  4. English todayLusus

Learned borrowing from Latin Lūsus.

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