Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “architrave” come from?

architrave (Italian) comes from Italian archi-, from Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι-, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

architrave (Italian): architrave; template

Definitions

  1. architrave; template

Ancestry of “architrave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarchi-arch-
2Latinarchi-arch-, archi-
3Ancient Greekἀρχι-denotes primary importance or authority
4Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Words derived from “architrave”

  • architrave
  • architraved
  • arquitrabe
  • architrave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- →