Casilinum

Latin Etymology First mentioned by Pliny in Hist. Nat. iii.70. Of uncertain origin, perhaps from an earlier name la *Kasi-lo-, from la ine-pro *ḱas- grey, similar to la canus, with the common suffix la -inum, la -ino (as in la Arpinum). Compare la Casinum in Latium. Pronunciation Casilīnum Proper noun Casilīnum<2.loc> la city in modern r/Campania c/Italy, now part of Capua Declension Casilīnum<2.loc> References Villar: Villar, F. La complessità dei livelli di stratificazione indoeuropea nell'Europa occidentale, in Bocchi, G., Ceruti, M. (eds.), Le radici prime dell'Europa, Milano 2001.