English
Tiberius
Tiberius comes from Latin Tiberis, and goes back to Proto-Italic *Tiβeris.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*Tiβerisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETiberis
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETiberius
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*Tiβerisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETiberis
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETiberius
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of…”
The story
The name is mistaken by some to be of Etruscan origin but note the borrowed variants, Thefarie (from Faliscan) and Teperi (from Latin).
Every English word from Proto-Italic *Tiβeris
Today it means
name A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *Tiβeris / Tiberius