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sacaraucae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
saca-rau-cae
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Saka/Scythian tribe from Central Asia, known to have migrated into Bactria and later into Gandhara.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sacaraucae, from Ancient Greek Σακαραῦκαι (Sakaraûkai). See there for more. The form Sacarauli derives from Σακάραυλοι (Sakárauloi), a name that appears only in Strabo's Geographica. It is generally considered to have originated as a scribal corruption of the original phrase Σακαραῦκαι καὶ Αὐγαλοί (Sakaraûkai kaì Augaloí, “Sacaraucae and Augali”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Σακαραῦκαι

Inflected Forms

the Sacaraucae (canonical) Sacarauli (alternative, dated)

Synonyms

Sacaraucians

Questions

What does sacaraucae mean?
An ancient Saka/Scythian tribe from Central Asia, known to have migrated into Bactria and later into Gandhara.
Where does sacaraucae come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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