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
- A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in...
Ancestry of “monotriglyph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triglyph | A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίγλυφος | thrice-cloven; triglyph, a three-grooved tablet... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρῐ- | three; {{l|en|tri-}} |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |