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Where does “τράπεζα” come from?

τράπεζα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

τράπεζα (Ancient Greek): a table

Definitions

  1. a table

Ancestry of “τράπεζα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek*τετράπεζα—
2Ancient Greekπέζαfoot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,...
3Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “τράπεζα”

  • trapezoidal
  • trapeze
  • trapezoid
  • trapezium
  • Trabzon
  • Trapezus
  • trapezohedron
  • trapezial
  • scaphotrapezial
  • trapezing
  • retrotrapezoid
  • trapezist
  • trapeziform
  • Trapezuntine
  • subtrapezoidal
  • trapezelike
  • subtrapezoid
  • nontrapezoidal
  • magnotrapezoid
  • trabzonite
  • Trapezus
  • trapezium
  • Trapezuntinus
  • trapezoidale
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