Caieta
/kaɪˈiːtə/noun
An ancient Italian place name, best known as the Roman name of the town now called Gaeta.
Did you know?In Roman tradition, Caieta was said to be the nurse of Aeneas, and the place-name was explained as honoring her burial there — a rare case where myth and geography fuse into one enduring name.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Roman tradition
Latin
Caieta
“A mythic personal name and the traditional Roman name for the coastal settlement of Gaeta.”
Classical Latin
Latin
Caieta
“The Latin toponym for the town on the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy.”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
Gaeta
“The evolving medieval form of the place name.”
Modern Italian
Italian
Gaeta
“The modern name of the city in Lazio, Italy.”