Where does “τραπέζι” come from?
τραπέζι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek τραπέζιν, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
τραπέζι (Greek): table; dinner, supper, meal
Definitions
- table; dinner, supper, meal
Ancestry of “τραπέζι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | τραπέζιν | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “τραπέζι”