palafitte
/ˈpaləfɪt/ /ˌpaləˈfiːt/(also palafite) Archaeol.
noun
Especially in Switzerland and northern Italy: a prehistoric hut or settlement built on stakes driven into the bed of a lake; a lake village.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From French palafitte from Italian palafitta from palo stake, pile + fitto fixed, driven in, in archaeological use in Italian probably after German Pfahlbau, lit. ‘pile-building’.