Where does “caryatid” come from?
caryatid (English) comes from Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες, from Ancient Greek Καρυᾶτις, from Ancient Greek Καρυατίζω, from Ancient Greek Καρύαι — a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a...
caryatid (English): A sculpted female figure serving as an...
Definitions
- A sculpted female figure serving as an...
Ancestry of “caryatid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | cariatide | — |
| 2 | Latin | caryatides | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Καρυάτιδες | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Καρυᾶτις | a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Καρυατίζω | dance the Karyatid festival dance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Καρύαι | a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a... |
Words derived from “caryatid”