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Ilium

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See also: ilium and -ilium

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Īlium, from Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον (Í̄lion). Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey suggests that the name Ἴλιον (Ílion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wílion). Compare Hittite 𒃾𒇻𒊭 (Wi-lu-ša, Wilusa), usually identified with Troy, and Hittite 𒌑𒂊𒂖𒇻𒍑 (wellu-š, pasture, meadow), from Proto-Indo-European *wólnus (meadow, pasture). Cognate with English wold.

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Proper noun

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Ilium

  1. Troy
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