Where does “Puteoli” come from?

Puteoli (Latin) comes from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

Puteoli (Latin): founded as a port for Cumae, now Pozzuoli

Definitions

  1. founded as a port for Cumae, now Pozzuoli

Ancestry of “Puteoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
2Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

Words derived from “Puteoli”

Every word from Latin -al →