Gaius Julius Caesar
/ˈɡaɪ.əs ˈdʒuː.li.əs ˈsiː.zər/noun
The name of a Roman family name and the famous dictator whose title became a word for emperors.
Did you know?Caesar became a title so influential that it helped shape words like German Kaiser and Russian Tsar, turning one Roman name into a political spell that echoed for centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Rome
Latin
Gaius Iulius Caesar
“A Roman personal name: Gaius of the Julian family, Caesar branch”
Classical Latin
Latin
Caesar
“A hereditary Roman family name, later associated with imperial authority”
Late Latin
Latin
caesar
“An imperial title used for the designated ruler or emperor”
Old High German
OHG
keisar
“Emperor”
Old Church Slavonic
OCS
tsĭsarĭ
“Emperor, ruler”
Modern English
English
Caesar
“The Roman title/name, especially Julius Caesar or a later emperor title”