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cisalpine

ci·sal·pine

UK/sɪsˈælpaɪn/ US/ˌsɪsˈælpaɪn/ uncommon uk

adjective

1.

on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps

  • “ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps”
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Origin

PIE word *ḱís Learned borrowing from Latin cisalpīnus (“cisalpine”) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Cisalpīnus is derived from cis (“on or to this or the near side of”) + Alpīnus (“of or pertaining to the Alps, alpine”) (from Alpēs (“Alps”) (ultimate etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow; to nourish”), Celtic, or a pre-Roman Alpine substrate) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’)). The English word is analysable as cis- + Alpine.

Phrases

  • Cisalpine Gaul
  • Cisalpine Gaulish

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