Saltius

 

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Maybe from saltō (“to dance”) or from saltus (“glade”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.ti.us/, [ˈs̠äɫ̪t̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.t͡si.us/, [ˈsält̪͡s̪ius]

Saltius m sg (genitive Saltiī or Saltī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).