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atrium.

a welcoming room in a Roman villa; reception hall, main court

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaː.tri.ũː]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.tri.um]
  1. a welcoming room in a Roman villa; reception hall, main court

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  2. a hall, court in a temple

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Where this word comes from

* Either from Ancient Greek αἴθριον (aíthrion, “under the sky, open”) (see αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “clear sky, heaven”)), * or related to Latin āter, Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁tr-yom, * or from Etruscan 𐌀𐌈𐌓𐌄 (aθre, “atrium, temple, house, domus”). Related to Etruscan 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌌 (atrium).

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