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Where does “trabea” come from?

trabea (English) comes from Latin trabea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

trabea (English): A toga of purple, or ornamented with purple...

Definitions

  1. A toga of purple, or ornamented with purple...

Ancestry of “trabea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintrabeaA white or purple toga, or possibly mantle,...
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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