nounprŏpnĭgēumPROPNIGEVM☆ KeepMeaningthe place before an ovenLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PROPNIGEUMLEWIS & SHORTPROPNIGEUMprŏpnĭgēum, i, n., = προπνίγειον, I. the place before an oven or furnace, the room where a bath was heated (pure Lat. praefurnium), Vitr. 5, 11; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 11.Read the whole entry