vallum

wall, rampart, entrenchment

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈwal.lũː]
Etymology

Probably from Proto-Italic *walso, from Proto-Indo-European *uh₂lso-, itself perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Compare Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “nail”).

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