Where does “monotriglyph” come from?

monotriglyph (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.

monotriglyph (English): A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in...

Definitions

  1. A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in...

Ancestry of “monotriglyph”, step by step

monotriglyph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English triglyph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriglyphA vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze
2Ancient Greekτρίγλυφοςthrice-cloven; triglyph, a three-grooved tablet...
3Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
4Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
5Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῐ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →