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Aetius

Aetius proper noun: a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀέτιος (Aétios), Aetius.

Proper noun

Aetius

  1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀέτιος (Aétios), Aetius.
  2. A male given name in Latin, Aetius.

Forms of Aetius

alternative formAëtius

Origin of Aetius

From Latin Aetius, from Ancient Greek Ἀέτιος (Aétios), perhaps from ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

Questions about Aetius

What does Aetius mean?
Aetius means a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀέτιος (Aétios), Aetius.
What part of speech is Aetius?
Aetius is a proper noun.

Words near Aetius in the dictionary

  1. aetiopathogenic
  2. aetiopathologies
  3. aetiopathology
  4. aetiotropic
  5. aetites
  6. Aetius
  7. Aetna
  8. Aetnean
  9. Aetneans
  10. aetokthonotoxin
  11. aetokthonotoxins

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