Where does “metope” come from?

metope (English) comes from Latin metopa, from Ancient Greek μετόπη, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

metope (English): The architectural element between two triglyphs...

Definitions

The architectural element between two triglyphs...

Ancestry of “metope”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	metopa	—
2	Ancient Greek	μετόπη	metope
3	Ancient Greek	μετά	in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	meth₂	with
5	Proto-Indo-European	mé	in the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “metope”

metopism

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