Patavium
/pa.taːˈwi.um/noun
The ancient Latin name for Padua, a city in northeastern Italy.
Did you know?Patavium was associated with the historian Livy, whose Latin name Titus Livius Patavinus literally identifies him as “Livy of Patavium.”
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Roman antiquity
Venetic
Patav-
“An attested place-name element associated with the settlement; its deeper meaning remains uncertain.”
1st Century BCE
Latin
Patavium
“The Roman name for the city in northeastern Italy.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Patavinus
“Of or from Patavium; the form used in the name of Livy, Titus Livius Patavinus.”
Late Antiquity
Late Latin
Patavium
“The continuing Latin name of the city.”
Middle Ages
Italian
Padova
“The developing Italian form of the ancient place-name.”
Modern English
English
Padua
“The standard English name for the Italian city; Patavium survives chiefly in historical and scholarly contexts.”