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Gender Feminine
Usage Roman Mythology
Meaning & History
Derived from Palatium, which is the Latin name for the Palatine Hill in Rome. The word is of uncertain origin; theories include a derivation from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad), meaning "sky", Latin palatum, meaning "vault, dome" or Latin palus, meaning "enclosure". Additionally, according to the Roman historian Livy, the Palatine Hill got its name from the Arcadian settlers from Pallantium, named from its founder Pallas, son of Lycaon.Palatua was a Roman goddess and the guardian deity of the southern peak of the Palatine Hill.