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    According to the etymology of this word it was once a royal residence but over time the word now means the complete opposite. What is this word, and what is interesting about the location now?

    Question #56596. Asked by peasypod. (Apr 10 05 6:02 PM)


    lanfranco

    		How about, "Mons Palatinus," or Palatine Hill in Rome, residence of the Kings? Then Middle Latin Palacium, to palazzo and palace, and finally to "Pale" -- enclosure and zone of exclusion. The original word might have been Etruscan, but no one can read Etruscan so far as I know.

    Apr 10 05, 6:25 PM
    peasypod

    		Nice try lanfranco babe, although it has origins dating back to a certain latin word, it is more linked to a Middle English word. The zone of exclusion is bang on target though.

    Think word, not a particular place, as there are many of these.

    Apr 10 05, 6:33 PM
    lanfranco

    		My husband the history maven suggests "dungeon," from "donjon."

    Apr 10 05, 6:38 PM
    peasypod

    		Well then your maven beau erans the Golden Banana!

    Yep, the 'donjon' was once the the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress, ususally kept for royalty, I think one was built for King Henry II (??). Over years it became the 'donjon' which was then placed underground as a prison cell.

    Apr 10 05, 6:47 PM
    peasypod

    		erans? Ha! He may well earn one as well.

    Apr 10 05, 6:48 PM
    lanfranco

    		I think he'd love to eran a banana. Especially a golden one.

    Apr 10 05, 6:57 PM



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