Where does “oppidum” come from?
oppidum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic oppedom, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
oppidum (Latin): town
Ancestry of “oppidum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | oppedom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “oppidum”