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

  1. The architectural element between two triglyphs...

Ancestry of “metope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetopa—
2Ancient Greekμετόπηmetope
3Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “metope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →