"Janiculum" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Janiculum [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Iāniculum, from the name of the Roman deity Iānus (“Janus”), from iānus (“arcade, covered passageway”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Iāniculum}} Borrowed from Latin Iāniculum, {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₁ey-||to go}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|the=1}} the Janiculum
  1. A hill in western Rome, Italy. Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Lazio, Italy, Places in Rome Synonyms: Janiculan Hill Translations (Translations): Ἰανοῦκλον (Ianoûklon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), Janicule [masculine] (French), Gianicolo [masculine] (Italian), Iāniculum [neuter] (Latin)
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