Etymograph

English

Flavian

Flavian comes from Latin Flavius ‘of the Flavian gens’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFlavius‘of the Flavian gens’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEFlaviānus
  3. EnglishtodayFlavian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFlavius‘of the Flavian gens’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEFlaviānus
  3. EnglishtodayFlavian

Linked words

through Latin flāvus ‘yellow’

flavonoid, 8 more

Today it means

adj of or pertaining to the Flavian Dynasty, between the years 69 and 96 AD

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Flavius / Flavian