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.
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 |
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| 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 | — |