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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

  1. plural of caryatid; plural of caryatide

Ancestry of “caryatides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaryatidA sculpted female figure serving as an...
2Middle Frenchcariatide—
3Latincaryatides—
4Ancient GreekΚαρυάτιδες—
5Ancient GreekΚαρυᾶτιςa priestess of Artemis, female figures used as...
6Ancient GreekΚαρυατίζωdance the Karyatid festival dance
7Ancient GreekΚαρύαιa town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a...
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