asarotum
[ as-uh-roh-tuh m ]
/ ˌæs əˈroʊ təm /
noun, plural as·a·ro·ta [as-uh-roh-tuh] /ˌæs əˈroʊ tə/.
(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
Origin of asarotum
Latinization of neuter singular of Greek
asárōtos literally, unswept (once in Pliny, designating a floor paved in mosaic resembling table scraps), equivalent to
a-
a-6 +
sarō-, verbid stem of
saroûn to sweep clean +
-tos verbal adjective suffix