puteal

Etymology
From, from , from +.

Noun

 * 1)  An enclosure around a well to prevent people from falling into it.

Etymology
A nominalization of the neuter form of the adjective, with apocope of final. Shortening of an originally long vowel before word-final /l/ is regular in words of more than one syllable. Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) a  stone enclosure or curb around a well
 * 2) a structure of the same form marking a sacred site