vicus.
village; hamlet; street, row of houses;
Meaning & usage
row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood
village; hamlet
municipal section or ward; farm
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Proto-Italic *weikos, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village”). Cognate of Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”), Sanskrit विश् (víś, “settlement; dwelling-space”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs, “village; place”), Etruscan 𐌅𐌉𐌊𐌖 (viku).
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