vestigium

Perhaps from earlier *verstīgium, from the root of verrō (“to sweep”), or possibly from vē- +‎ *stīgō, from Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti (“to walk”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wɛsˈtiː.ɡi.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [vesˈtiː.d͡ʒi.um]

Noun

vestīgium n (genitive vestīgiī or vestīgī); second declension

1. footprint, track
2. trace, vestige, mark, sign
3. sole of the foot
4. horseshoe
5. (figuratively, of time) moment, instant

   Synonyms: mōmentum, pūnctum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	vestīgium	vestīgia
genitive	vestīgiī vestīgī1	vestīgiōrum
dative	vestīgiō	vestīgiīs
accusative	vestīgium	vestīgia
ablative	vestīgiō	vestīgiīs
vocative	vestīgium	vestīgia