The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδρόμος“running; racetrack; walkway”
- Latin · derived fromdromus
- English todaydromus
From Latin dromus, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack; walkway”). Principally used in English in reference to structures mentioned in the Latin translation of Strabo's Geography.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.