Salii

noun — 2 senses

Salii

noun

/ˈseɪli.iː/ · /ˈseɪlijiː/

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

Historical The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.

Hyponyms: Salii Palatini, Salii Collini

Salii

noun

Etymology 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”).

Dated, Historical Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts.

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