Where does “peristyle” come from?
Peristyle comes from French péristyle, from Latin peristylium, from Ancient Greek περιστῡ́λιον, composed of περίστυλος meaning surrounded by columns, from στῦλος meaning column.
peristyle (English): A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple,...
Definitions
- A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple,...
Ancestry of “peristyle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | péristyle | peristyle |
| 2 | Latin | peristylum | peristyle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περίστυλον | peristyle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 5 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |