Talk:Christianus
Latest comment: 13 years ago by DCDuring in topic -ianos
I can see there's nothing for this here but I recall some etymology statement I read before saying something like it meant "slave of" and was used derisively by earlier Romans towards the original people in the religion. Was that false and removed/replaced? Dictabeard 00:31, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
I don't think so. Consider the following taken from Lewis and Short a definitive Latin dictionary:
Dĭoclētĭānus , i, m., C. Aurelius Valerius, I. a Roman emperor from 284-305 A. D., Aurel. Vict. Caes. 38; id. Epit. 39; Eutrop. 9, 13 sq.; “before his accession to the throne named Diocles,” Aur. Vict. Ep. 39.
Hard to believe the Emperor would have chosen a name that could be so interpreted. DCDuring TALK 01:03, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
- I think it's just a morphological ending. Mglovesfun (talk) 01:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
- Of course, see -anus. DCDuring TALK 01:26, 10 December 2010 (UTC)