Where does “métope” come from?

métope (French) comes from Latin metopa, from Ancient Greek μετόπη, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

métope (French): metope

Definitions

metope

Ancestry of “métope”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	metopa	—
2	Ancient Greek	μετόπη	metope
3	Ancient Greek	μετά	in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	meth₂	with
5	Proto-Indo-European	mé	in the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “métope”

metopă

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