Where does “architrave” come from?
Architrave comes from Italian architrave, from archi- plus Latin trabem (beam), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European treb-.
architrave (English): The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the...
Definitions
- The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the...
Ancestry of “architrave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | architrave | architrave; template |
| 2 | Italian | archi- | arch- |
| 3 | Latin | archi- | arch-, archi- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχι- | denotes primary importance or authority |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |
Words derived from “architrave”