Another possibility is that it was derived from the Berber verbal root ''ens'' which means "to lie down" or "to pass the night". The term ''Tunis'' can possibly mean "camp at night", "camp", or "stop", or may have referred to as "the last stop before Carthage" by people who were journeying to Carthage by land. There are also some mentions in ancient Roman sources of such names of nearby towns as ''Tuniza'' (now El Kala), ''Thunusuda'' (now Sidi-Meskin), ''Thinissut'' (now Bir Bouregba), and ''Thunisa'' (now Ras Jebel). As all of these Berber villages were situated on Roman roads, they undoubtedly served as rest-stations or stops.