Arminius

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the of the Teutoburg Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
  • Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Arminius (name of a Cherusci chieftain) derived from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz (whole, strong, allwhole, Irmin).

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Proto-Germanic

*ermunaz

Gloss

whole, strong, allwhole, Irmin

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強

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