English
Tarpeian
Tarpeian comes from Latin Tarpēius ‘of or pertaining to the gens Tarpeia’, and goes back to Tarpēiānus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETarpēiānus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETarpēius‘of or pertaining to the gens Tarpeia’
- EnglishtodayTarpeian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETarpēiānus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETarpēius‘of or pertaining to the gens Tarpeia’
- EnglishtodayTarpeian
Formed from Tarpēius + -an
Every English word from Latin Tarpēiānus
Today it means
adj Only used in Tarpeian Rock (“a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome”)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Tarpēiānus / Tarpeian