Caligula

English

proper noun

Definitions

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Roman emperor from 37 to 41 .

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Caligula, caliga (leather boot, a leathern shoe non-gloss definition).

Origin

Latin

caliga

Gloss

leather boot, a leathern shoe non-gloss definition

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Cognates and derived terms

Caligulan English
Caligulism English
Caligula Latin
caliga Latin
calx Latin
Καλιγούλας Ancient Greek
caligatus Old Norse