as

→ German: As, Ass

→ Hungarian: ász

→ Turkish: as

→ Vietnamese: át


talent

Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).

der

(historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)


sphinx

fr-noun

sphinx m (plural sphinx, feminine sphinge)

Borrowed from Latin sphinx f, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

(Egyptian mythology, Greek mythology) sphinx


centurion

Borrowed from Latin centuriōnem. By surface analysis, centurie + -on.

(Ancient Rome, military) centurion (Roman officer)


Neptune

(Roman mythology) Neptune (Roman god of the sea)


Uranus

(Roman mythology) Caelus (Roman deity) Note: The Greek deity Uranus is Ouranos


client

client m (plural clients, feminine cliente)

Coordinate term: patron

État client

(historical, Ancient Rome) client, retainer, follower (person who is under the patronage of someone else)


augure

Borrowed from Latin augurium. Doublet of heur.


denier

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French denier, inherited from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of dénaire.


Osiris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις (Ósiris), from Egyptian 𓁹𓊨𓀭.


Diane

→ English: Diane
→ Portuguese: Daiane


César

Inherited from Middle French Cæsar, borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of tsar.


Vénus

Comme l’ardant brandon Vénus

Guillaume de Lorris, Le Roman de la Rose 33.1

Like a burning torch Venus
helped the Lover more than anything


Syrie

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Holonym: Proche-Orient

Meronym: Cœlé-Syrie

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


manipule

(Ancient Rome, military, Christianity) a maniple


Néron

→ English: Néron

Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire#English

Néron (a village in the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France)


Anubis

(Egyptian mythology) Anubis (Egyptian god of burial)


Élysée

→ English: Élysée

→ Korean: 엘리제 (Ellije)

Borrowed from Latin Elysium n, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον n (Ēlúsion).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium


hécatombe

(historical) hecatomb (sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen)


centurie

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) century (Roman army type unit)


toge

From Middle French togue, from Latin toga.


Apollon

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Apollo (god)


pharaon

→ Khmer: ផារ៉ោន (phaaraon)

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


égide

Borrowed from Latin aegidem, from Ancient Greek.

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis


Méduse

From Latin Medusa, from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Medusa


calende

(Ancient Rome, usually in the plural) calends (first day of the Roman month)


Ulysse

Borrowed from Latin Ulyssēs. The Roman name is commonly used for the Greek character, perhaps because a Greek-derived name would be rendered identically to Odyssée (“Odyssey”).


questeur

fr-noun

questeur m (plural questeurs, feminine questeuse)


ambroisie

Borrowed from Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “of the gods”).

der

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) ambrosia


césarien

fr-adj

césarien (feminine césarienne, masculine plural césariens, feminine plural césariennes)

césarienne (feminine)
césariens (masculine plural)
césariennes (feminine plural)


bestiaire

Borrowed from Latin bēstiārius, from Latin bēstia.

(historical, Ancient Rome) beastmaster (type of gladiator fighting wild beasts)


légionnaire

English: legionnaire, Legionnaire


légion

Persian: لژیون (ležion)


cohorte

Borrowed from Latin cohors, cohortem. Doublet of cour (“courtyard”), which was inherited.

(Ancient Rome, military) cohort, a division of the Roman legion


gallo-romain

gallo-romain (feminine gallo-romaine, masculine plural gallo-romains, feminine plural gallo-romaines)

gallo-romaine (feminine)
gallo-romains (masculine plural)
gallo-romaines (feminine plural)


thermes

(historical, Ancient Rome) thermae, hot baths


Empire romain

/ɑ̃.piʁ‿.ʁɔ.mɛ̃/


plébéien

fr-noun

plébéien m (plural plébéiens, feminine plébéienne)

plébéiens (plural)
plébéienne (feminine)


patricien

fr-adj

patricien (feminine patricienne, masculine plural patriciens, feminine plural patriciennes)

patricienne (feminine)
patriciens (masculine plural)
patriciennes (feminine plural)


patricien

fr-noun

patricien m (plural patriciens, feminine patricienne)

patriciens (plural)
patricienne (feminine)


cothurne

Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).

Coordinate term: socque

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) cothurnus


publicain

Learned borrowing from Latin pūblicānus.

(Ancient Rome) publican (public contractors, who often supplied the Roman legions and military; managed the collection of port duties; oversaw public building projects; served as tax collectors, farming the taxes of the Roman provinces, and bidding on contracts for the collection of various types of taxes)


tribun

Inherited from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus.


Énée

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aeneas


Galatie

Holonym: Anatolie

Meronym: Ancyre


Cyrène

Holonym: Cyrénaïque


Alexandrin

Alexandrin m (plural Alexandrins, feminine Alexandrine)

Alexandrins (plural)
Alexandrine (feminine)


Hathor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅθωρ (Háthōr).


prétorien

fr-adj

prétorien (feminine prétorienne, masculine plural prétoriens, feminine plural prétoriennes)

prétorienne (feminine)
prétoriens (masculine plural)
prétoriennes (feminine plural)


Pompéi

Pompeii (an ancient city in the Roman Empire, in modern Italy)


socque

Coordinate term: cothurne

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) sock


rétiaire

Borrowed from Latin rētiārius (“gladiator”).

bor+

(historical, Ancient Rome) retiarius, gladiator with a net


Ptolémée

Borrowed from Latin Ptolemaeus, itself from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ptolemy


Tisiphone

From Latin Tisiphone, ultimately from Ancient Greek Τισιφόνη (Tisiphónē).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tisiphone


Pharos

Derived from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros) via Latin Pharos.


Champs-Élysées

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) the Elysian Fields, home of the blessed in the afterlife


serpopard

(Egyptian mythology, Mesopotamian mythology) serpopard (a mythical animal resembling a serpent-necked leopard, known from Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian depictions)


lagide

From Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos) ("Lagus"), the father of Ptolemy I Soter (or Ptolemy Lapides), the founder of the dynasty.


principat

Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipātus.

lbor

Coordinate term: dominat

(Ancient Rome) principate (the early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained)


décurion

Borrowed from Latin decuriōnem. By surface analysis, décurie + -on.

(Ancient Rome, military) decurion (all senses)


Canope

Borrowed from Latin Canopus, itself from Ancient Greek Κάνωπος (Kánōpos) / Κάνωβος (Kánōbos).


dominat

Coordinate term: principat

(Ancient Rome) dominate (the late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government)


crépide

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, footwear) crepida (sandal)

Ancient Greece; footwear; Ancient Greece; footwear


Tybi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τυβί (Tubí), from Egyptian t-A-a-b-t:Z5-W3:ra (tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt, literally “the offering”).


décurie

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) decury


ostiaire

Borrowed from Latin ostiārius, from ostium. Doublet of huissier.

(historical, Ancient Rome or archaic) porter, doorman, ostiary


scutaire

Borrowed from Latin scūtārius, from scūtum. Doublet of écuyer.

(historical, Ancient Rome, archaic) squire


capse

Borrowed from Latin capsa. Doublet of casse, caisse, and châsse.

(rare, historical, Ancient Rome) coffer, chest


Tubusuptu

Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Caesariensis#English

Tubusuctu (a town in Mauretania Caesariensis, Roman Empire)


Thot

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth).


Philodème

Borrowed from Latin Philodēmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φιλόδημος (Philódēmos).


bonnet phrygien

fr-noun

bonnet phrygien m (plural bonnets phrygiens)


thermopolium

thermopolium m (plural thermopolia or thermopoliums)

thermopolia (plural)
thermopoliums (plural)


Cœlé-Syrie

Borrowed from Latin Coelē Syria, from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría).

Holonym: Syrie


Herculanum

(historical) Herculaneum (a town in Italy)


Pompée

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Pompey


grand pontife

grand pontife m (plural grands pontifes)

(Ancient Rome, religion) pontifex maximus


Mégara

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγάρα (Megára).

bor+

(historical) Megara (a district of Carthage, in present-day Tunisia)


libyque

Meronym: numidique


numidique

Dictionnaire de la langue française
François Rabelais
Émile Littré

Inherited from Middle French Numidicque (Rabelais, 1535); from Latin Numidicus.


numidique

Holonym: libyque


Rê

(Egyptian mythology) Alternative form of Râ (“Ra (Egyptian god of the Sun)”)


Psyché

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “spirit”).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche


Râ

(Egyptian mythology) Ra (Egyptian god of the Sun)


Octavien

From Latin Octavianus, derivative of Octāvius.

(historical) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Octavian


ptolémaïque

Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs)


saltateur

fr-noun

saltateur m (plural saltateurs, feminine saltatrice)

saltateurs (plural)
saltatrice (feminine)


Madaure

(historical) Madauros (Ancient Roman city)


Brouchéion

(historical) Broucheion (a neighborhood of Alexandria)


Cœlésyrie

Alternative form of Cœlé-Syrie (“Coele-Syria”)


Sérapis

Borrowed from Latin Serāpis; ultimately from Ancient Greek Σέρᾱπις (Sérāpis).


tribun de la plèbe

tribun de la plèbe m (plural tribuns de la plèbe)

tribune of the plebs
tribune of the plebs


sylvain

(Roman mythology) a minor deity of forest, a sylvan


Anatolie

Meronyms: Carie, Galatie


Ancyre

Holonym: Galatie

(historical) Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)


Vésunne

Holonym: Gaule aquitaine


Carie

From Latin Caria, from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

Holonym: Anatolie


Lagide

From Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos) ("Lagus"), the father of Ptolemy I Soter (or Ptolemy Lapides), the founder of the dynasty.


Syène

Borrowed from Latin Syene, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Συήνη (Suḗnē).


thalamège

Borrowed from Latin thalamegus, itself from Ancient Greek θᾰλᾰμηγός (thalamēgós).


Pompélona

Holonym: Tarraconaise

(historical) Pompelo (a city in Hispania)


préfet du prétoire

préfet du prétoire m (plural préfets du prétoire)

Alternative form of préfet au prétoire, a calque of Latin praefectus praetōriō.


calasiris

From Ancient Greek καλάσιρις (kalásiris), likely from an unclear Egyptian source.