LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculine

Karkafios

Karkafios m

Meaning

  1. Latinarchaicmasculinenominativesingulara name
    𐌊𐌀𐌓𐌊𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌏𐌔 Karkafiosc. 500 BCE – 400 BCE, CIL 1.2917a

Origins

From a putative Etruscan name *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌀𐌉𐌄 (*carcavaie), itself probably related to 𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌂𐌖 (carcu) and 𐌊𐌀𐌓𐌊𐌀𐌍𐌀 (karkana). The same onomastic suffix is found in Faliscan 𐌀𐌂𐌉𐌖𐌀𐌉𐌏𐌌 (aciuaiom) (alternatively read as 𐌀𐌋𐌉𐌖𐌀𐌉𐌏𐌌 (aliuaiom)).

Quick answers

What does Karkafios mean in Latin?
Karkafios, a proper noun, means “a name”.