Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ab urbe condita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: ab urbe -con-di-ta
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of AUC, the era of the Roman historians now usually reckoned from 753 bc.

adv

Alternative form of AUC: from the foundation of Rome, now usually reckoned as 753 bc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ab Urbe conditā (“in the year from the city having been founded”), in reference to Rome.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ab Urbe conditā

Questions

What does ab urbe condita mean?: Alternative form of AUC, the era of the Roman historians now usually reckoned from 753 bc.
Where does ab urbe condita come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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