Palatine Hill

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Palatine Hill

41.8883°N 12.4869°E · Q200642

One English word in this atlas traces back to Palatine Hill. It sits in Italy.

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palacenoun · 13th century

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Every palace in English is one hill in Rome.

Imperial residences stood on the Palatine Hill, and Latin palatium became the word for the building type. It reached English through French.

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