Ianiculum

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Jāniculum Iāniculus === Etymology === Derived from the name of the Roman deity Iānus (“Janus”), from iānus (“arcade, covered passageway”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [jaːˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [jaˈniː.ku.lum] === Proper noun === Iāniculum n sg (genitive Iāniculī); second declension Janiculum (a hill in western Rome, Italy) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → Ancient Greek: Ἰανοῦκλον (Ianoûklon)Greek: Ιανούκλο (Ianoúklo) Catalan: Janícul → English: Janiculum French: Janicule Italian: Gianicolo Portuguese: Janículo Spanish: Janículo === References === “Janiculāris mons”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Ianiculum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “Ianiculum”, in Samuel Ball Platner (1929), Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press