oppidum

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • town (esp. of towns other than Rome, which was generally called Urbs)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *oppedom inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pedo-, *ped-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pedo-, *ped-

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