Where does “caryatides” come from?
caryatides (English) comes from English caryatid, 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...
caryatides (English): plural of caryatid; plural of caryatide
Definitions
- plural of caryatid; plural of caryatide
Ancestry of “caryatides”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caryatid | A sculpted female figure serving as an... |
| 2 | Middle French | cariatide | — |
| 3 | Latin | caryatides | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Καρυάτιδες | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Καρυᾶτις | a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Καρυατίζω | dance the Karyatid festival dance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Καρύαι | a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a... |