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taranis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
tara-nis
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Celtic god of thunder.

Etymology

From the Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“thunder”), related to Proto-Germanic *þunraz.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, *toranos, *(s)tenh₂-

Questions

What does taranis mean?
The Celtic god of thunder.
Where does taranis come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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