Capitoline Hill
English
editEtymology
editA calque of Latin Mons or Clivus Capitolīnus, from Capitolium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -inus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).
Proper noun
editthe Capitoline Hill
- The highest of the seven hills of Rome.
Synonyms
editTranslations
edithill in Rome
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