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Palatium
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palatium
Latin
la:Palatinus mons
Etymology
la :bor<unc> ett:- Palatine
la, either from:
(in classical writers) Pallantium, a city founded near the mount by Evander of Pallantium Evander and named after Pallantium (Arcadia) Pallantium (Livy, I.v), his Arcadia (region) Arcadian hometown, itself named after its own founder, Pallas (son of Lycaon) (see grc Πᾰ́λλᾱς Πᾰ́λλᾱς, Πᾰ́λλᾰντος);
la ett 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃𐌖𐌌 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 sky, the same source as la Palēs Pales, the Italic goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock;
la palātum roof of the mouth; dome, vault, itself perhaps related to the Etruscan term above;440 palātum
la pālus stake; enclosure.
Proper noun
Palātium<2.loc>
the Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome
la Palātīnus mōns Palātīnus
la Aventīnus mōns Caelius mōns Capitōlium Esquilīnus mōns Quirinālis collis Viminālis collis la Esquiliae la Capitōlīnus mōns
Declension
Palātium<2.loc>
Derived terms
la Palātīnus
la palātium
la Palātua
References
Further reading
la Rome Ancient Rome Hills