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arminius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
arminius
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

name

Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.

Etymology

From Latin Arminius, probably from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, but has been associated, at least since the 16th century, with the name Herman, German Hermann.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Arminius, *ermunaz

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Arminian

Questions

What does arminius mean?
A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Where does arminius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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