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vallo.

to surround, wall or fortify with a rampart or palisade

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈwal.loː]Classical-Latin[ˈval.lo]

  1. to surround, wall or fortify with a rampart or palisade

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vallō From vallum (“wall, rampart”) + -ō.

noun[ˈwal.loː]Classical-Latin[ˈval.lo]

  1. dative/ablative singular of vallum (“wall”)

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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noun[ˈwal.loː]Classical-Latin[ˈval.lo]

  1. dative/ablative singular of vallus (“stake”)

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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