Thrax
/θræks/noun
Thrax is a Latin-derived proper name meaning “Thracian,” used especially as the nickname of the Roman emperor Maximinus and in scientific names.
Did you know?Maximinus Thrax, who ruled from 235 to 238 CE, was reportedly the first Roman emperor who had never entered Rome before becoming ruler.
Etymological Timeline
Archaic Greek
Greek
Θρᾷξ (Thrāix)
“A Thracian, a person from Thrace”
Classical Greek
Greek
Θρᾷξ (Thrāx)
“A Thracian; the name was also associated with the northern Balkan region and its peoples”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Thrax
“Thracian; a Latin ethnic designation or personal epithet”
235–238 CE
Latin
Maximinus Thrax
“The Roman emperor Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, known by the epithet “the Thracian””
19th–20th Century
Scientific Latin
Thrax
“A taxonomic name used in zoology, including the skipper-butterfly genus Thrax”
Modern English
English
Thrax
“A historical proper name, epithet, and scientific name derived from Latin”
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