Salii

//ˈseɪli.iː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome. historical, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts. dated, historical, plural, plural-only

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saliansalians

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).

Etymology 2

From Latin Salii (“the Salians”), from Sala (“the IJssel River”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).

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