ancile.
The sacred shield said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.
Meaning & usage
The sacred shield said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *amβikaidslis, from *amβi (“around”) + *kaidō (“to cut”) (whence ambi- and caedō respectively), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi and *kh₂eyd- respectively.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.