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Where does “tripudium” come from?

tripudium (English) comes from Latin tripudium, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

tripudium (English): A solemn religious dance of the Ancient Romans,...

Definitions

  1. A solemn religious dance of the Ancient Romans,...

Ancestry of “tripudium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintripudiuma measured stamping, a leaping, jumping, dancing...
2Latinpēs—
3Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
4Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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