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Atella.

a city in Campania, situated on the road from Capua to Neapolis

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[aˈteːl.la]Classical-Latin[aˈtɛl.la]

  1. a city in Campania, situated on the road from Capua to Neapolis

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Where this word comes from

From Oscan 𐌀𐌃𐌄𐌓𐌋 (aderl), said to be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”), thus cognate with Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), and Latin ater (“black”), though Conway dismisses this as a Roman folk etymology due to similarities with ater.

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