"Basiliscus" meaning in Latin

See Basiliscus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ba.sɪˈlɪs.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ba.s̬iˈlis.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Basiliscī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Basiliscus [nominative, singular], Basiliscī [genitive, singular], Basiliscō [dative, singular], Basiliscum [accusative, singular], Basiliscō [ablative, singular], Basilisce [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos) Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos)bor. Latin Basiliscus Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “royal”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:βασιλίσκος<t:royal>|text=+|title=Basiliscus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos) Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos)bor. Latin Basiliscus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "royal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "king", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*gʷatiléus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βᾰσῐλεύς", "gloss" : "king", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "diminutive suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-iskos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́σκος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βασιλίσκος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Basiliscus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Basiliscus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “royal”)., {{ety|la|:bor|grc:βασιλίσκος<t:royal>|text=+|title=Basiliscus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos) Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos)bor. Latin Basiliscus Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “royal”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Basiliscus<2>|g=m}} Basiliscus m sg (genitive Basiliscī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Basiliscus<2>}}
  1. An East Roman Emperor, Basiliscus Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
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