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
- a table
Ancestry of “τράπεζα”, step by step
τράπεζα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Proto-Indo-European tr̥-ped-ih₂-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥-ped-ih₂- | having three feet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |