Where does “triglyph” come from?

triglyph (English) comes from Ancient Greek τρίγλυφος, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

triglyph (English): A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze

Definitions

  1. A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze

Ancestry of “triglyph”, step by step

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

Words derived from “triglyph”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῐ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →