Where does “τραπέζιον” come from?
τραπέζιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, 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.
τραπέζιον (Ancient Greek): irregular quadrilateral; little table; small...
Definitions
- irregular quadrilateral; little table; small...
Ancestry of “τραπέζιον”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “τραπέζιον”