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Salii¹

  • /ˈseɪli.iː/
  • /ˈseɪlijiː/
  • /ˈsæli.iː/
  • /ˈsælijiː/

Where it comes from

From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).

noun

  1. historical, plural, plural only The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.

Salii²

  • /ˈseɪli.iː/
  • /ˈseɪlijiː/
  • /ˈsæli.iː/
  • /ˈsælijiː/

Where it comes from

From Latin Salii (“the Salians”), from Sala (“the IJssel River”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).

noun

  1. dated, historical, plural, plural only Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts.

    Similar: Salians

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@misc{salii_2026,
  title = {Salii},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salii},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}