Perugia
/pəˈruːdʒə/noun
A city in central Italy and the capital of the Umbria region.
Did you know?Perugia was an important Etruscan city called Perusia, but scholars cannot securely identify what the older name meant because the Etruscan language remains only partly understood.
Etymological Timeline
Before 3rd Century BCE
Etruscan
Perusna
“An ancient place-name associated with the city; its precise meaning is uncertain.”
3rd–1st Century BCE
Latin
Perusia
“The Roman form of the city’s name.”
1st Century BCE
Latin
Perusia
“A prominent Etruscan-founded city incorporated into Roman Italy.”
Medieval Period
Italian
Perugia
“The developing vernacular form of the city’s name.”
Modern English
English
Perugia
“The established English name for the Umbrian city.”