cippus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • stake, post
  • gravestone, tombstone
  • landmark, boundary marker
  • (military) bulwark of sharpened stakes
  • menhir

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *skāp-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skāp-

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