ilium

ilium · noun¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromīlium“lower abdomen”
2. English todayilium

Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).

Ilium · proper noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wólnus“meadow, pasture”
2. Hittite · derived from𒌑𒂊𒂖𒇻𒍑“pasture, meadow”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἼ̄λιον
4. Latin · borrowed fromĪlium
5. English todayIlium

Borrowed from Latin Īlium, from Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον (Í̄lion). Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey suggests that the name Ἴλιον (Ílion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wílion). Compare Hittite 𒃾𒇻𒊭 (Wi-lu-ša, “Wilusa”), usually identified with Troy, and Hittite 𒌑𒂊𒂖𒇻𒍑 (wellu-š, “pasture, meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wólnus (“meadow, pasture”). Cognate with English wold. By surface analysis, Ili- + -um.

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