Where does “hemitriglyph” come from?
hemitriglyph (English) comes from English triglyph, from Ancient Greek τρίγλυφος, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
hemitriglyph (English): A portion of a triglyph, made incomplete by the sudden breaking off of the frieze
Definitions
- A portion of a triglyph, made incomplete by the sudden breaking off of the frieze