iambus

[ ahy-am-buh s ]

/ aɪˈæm bəs /

iamb.

Origin of iambus

1580–90; < Latin < Greek íambos

ialysus, iamaw, iamb, iambic, iambic pentameter, iambus, ian, iap, iapetus, iapigia, iarovize

Bibaculus wrote poems against the monarchical party; these are referred to as iambi by Quintilian, x. 1, 96.

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors |George Middleton
From the name Iambi came the measure Ιαμβος, Iambus, in which oracles were of old delivered.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. |Jacob Bryant