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Where does “castrametation” come from?

castrametation (English) comes from Latin metari — present active infinitive of mētor; to measure...

castrametation (English): Planning and construction of a military camp

Definitions

  1. Planning and construction of a military camp

Ancestry of “castrametation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetaripresent active infinitive of mētor; to measure...
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