Where does “πινακοθήκη” come from?
πινακοθήκη (Greek) comes from German Pinakothek, from Latin pinacothēca, from Ancient Greek πινακοθήκη, from Ancient Greek πίναξ, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
πινακοθήκη (Greek): art gallery; art collection
Definitions
- art gallery; art collection
Ancestry of “πινακοθήκη”, step by step
πινακοθήκη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pinakothek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pinakothek | pinacotheca |
| 2 | Latin | pinacothēca | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πινακοθήκη | picture gallery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πίναξ | board, plank; tablet; dish, plate, platter,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |