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Where does “τρίγλυφος” come from?

τρίγλυφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

τρίγλυφος (Ancient Greek): thrice-cloven; triglyph, a three-grooved tablet...

Definitions

  1. thrice-cloven; triglyph, a three-grooved tablet...

Ancestry of “τρίγλυφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “τρίγλυφος”

  • triglyph
  • monotriglyph
  • ditriglyph
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