Arpinum

Latin Etymology According to DNGI, probably from a personal name hinted by the common name suffix la -inum. Probably of Eastern la itc - origin, perhaps from a name ultimately derived from la ine-pro *h₂érkʷo- something bent, arrow and showing the la osc - and la xvo - shift kw > p. The root could instead be ine-pro *h₂erk- to lock, guard.DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992, p. 25 Pronunciation Arpīnum Proper noun Arpīnum<2.loc> an ancient city of the Volscians, situated on a hill above the valley of the Liris and birthplace of Cicero, now Arpino Declension Arpīnum<2.loc> Derived terms la arpīnās la arpīnātēs la arpīnus Descendants it Arpino References la Cities Italy