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Latin word Nero comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to-, and later Proto-Italic *nēr (Man.)
*h₂ner-to- (Proto-Indo-European)
virile, strong
*nēr (Proto-Italic)
Man.
Nero (Latin)
An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.. Any male member of the family Claudia (gens)#Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia (gens) into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.. Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.