kaio
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| Attestation: | VA·27 (kaio) (1) |
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| Language: | perhaps Celtic |
| Word Type: | proper noun |
| Semantic Field: | personal name |
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| Grammatical Categories: | nom. sg. |
| Stem Class: | o, on |
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| Morphemic Analysis: | kai̯-ō or kai̯o(s) |
| Phonemic Analysis: | /kai̯ō/ or /kai̯o/ (?) |
| Meaning: | 'Kaio' |
Commentary
Most probably a masculine personal name, either an o-stem with dropped -/s/ or a Latinised on-stem kai̯ō. A Celtic etymology is possible, but not certain (see kai̯-).