"Lusus" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin lūdō Latin lūsus Latin Lūsuslbor. English Lusus Learned borrowing from Latin Lūsus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:Lūsus|text=*|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin lūdō Latin lūsus Latin Lūsuslbor. English Lusus [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "a play(ing), a game", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to play (at a game)", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lūdō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lūsus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Lūsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Lusus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Lusus"> Learned borrowing from Latin Lūsus. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Lusus
  1. (Roman mythology) The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians. Wikidata QID: Q1877780 Tags: Roman
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