Well attestedNamed from the place
palace
noun · first attested 13th century
Every palace in English is one hill in Rome.
A large official residence.
41.8883°N 12.4869°E · Q200642
Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 13th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Palatine Hill
- In English
palace
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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