Where does “Triglyphe” come from?

Triglyphe (German) comes from Latin triglyphus, from Ancient Greek τρίγλυφος, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Triglyphe (German): triglyph vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze

Definitions

  1. triglyph vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze

Ancestry of “Triglyphe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriglyphus
2Ancient Greekτρίγλυφοςthrice-cloven; triglyph, a three-grooved tablet...
3Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
4Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
5Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “Triglyphe

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