'Swole': An Old Word With New Meaning Origin and Etymology of -ade borrowed from French, borrowed from Old Occitan, Spanish, or Upper Italian -ada, going back to Late Latin -Äta, going back to Latin, feminine of -Ätus 1-ate Ade
Pronunciation (US): â¢ JOSEPHUS (noun) The noun JOSEPHUS has 1 sense: 1. Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) Familiarity information: JOSEPHUS used as a noun is very rare. â¢ JOSEPHUS (noun)
Proteus - (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will. genus name, from Latin, Proteus (the variability in the size of individual cells displayed by members of the genus being likened to the god's shape-shifting powers); see Proteus .].