oppidum.
town;
Meaning & usage
town (esp. of towns other than Rome, which was generally called Urbs)
Manus gladiatorum oppido eruperat.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *pédom Proto-Italic *op(i)pedom Latin oppidum Inherited from Proto-Italic *op(i)pedom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi + *pédom (“ground, place where one stands”, literally “what one steps on, footstep”). Compare this formation especially to Ancient Greek ἐπί-πεδος (epí-pedos, “on the ground/floor; planar, superficial”) and Sanskrit अपि-पदति (api-padati, “to walk in, enter”), though all likely formed independently. Cognates of the noun part include Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “ground, earth”), Sanskrit प॒दम् (padám, “footstep, step, stride, pace; standing, location, plot of ground, square”), and Hittite 𒁉𒂊𒁕𒀭 (pēdan, “ground, floor; place”).
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