heredium
Latin
Etymology
From heres (“heir”) + -ium (“forming neuter nouns”). Its use as a unit of area derives from an early land reform which bequeathed 2 jugers of land to each Roman citizen as heritable property.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /heːˈreː.di.um/, [heːˈreː.di.ʊ̃]
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