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Licinius
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Latin
thumb|right|250px|A Roman bust of the triumvir M. Licinius Crassus
Alternative forms
la Licinnius
Etymology
la. Possibly from la Licinus or la licinus ius turned up, turned back -y: forming adjectives in reference to a prominent figure's nose or hair, from la itc-ola *lecinos, from la ine-pro *lewg- to bend or from the common la ett - name ett 𐌋𐌄𐌂𐌍𐌄. There are numerous other examples of Latin nomina formed by adjusting the la -inus suffix of a cognomen to end with la -ius instead.
Pronunciation
Licinius
Proper noun
Licinius<2>
a nomen, a Roman family name
la Marcus Licinius Crassus Marcus Licinius Crassus
Declension
Licinius<2>
Synonyms
la gens la Licinia in reference to the family as a whole
Derived terms
la Liciniānus
Descendants
it Licinio
See also
Gens Licinia on the Main Page English Wikipedia
References
George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 126.
la nomina gentilia