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Where does “triclinium” come from?

triclinium (English) comes from Latin triclīnium, from Ancient Greek τρικλίνιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

triclinium (English): A couch for reclining at mealtimes, extending...

Definitions

  1. A couch for reclining at mealtimes, extending...

Ancestry of “triclinium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriclīnium—
2Ancient GreekτρικλίνιονA dining room with three couches
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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