English
Lazio
Lazio comes from Italian Lazio, and goes back to Latin Latium.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELatium
- Italianc. 1300–presentLazio
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELatium
- Italianc. 1300–presentLazio
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin lātus ‘wide’
Today it means
name An administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital. It corresponds to ancient Latium.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Latium / Lazio