Etymology

nomen gentilicium

Today it means: The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name. Full definition →

Latin nōmen
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnōmen“name”
  2. English todaynomen gentilicium

Borrowed from Latin nōmen (“name”) + gentīlicium (nominative neuter singular form of gentīlicius, “belonging to a particular Roman gens”).

Words from the same roots

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