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Where does “trapezio” come from?

trapezio (Italian) comes from Late Latin trapezium, 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.

trapezio (Italian): trapezium, trapezoid; trapeze; trapezium,...

Definitions

  1. trapezium, trapezoid; trapeze; trapezium,...

Ancestry of “trapezio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintrapeziumtrapezium, trapezoid
2Ancient Greekτραπέζιονirregular quadrilateral; little table; small...
3Ancient Greekτράπεζαa table
4Ancient Greek*τετράπεζα—
5Ancient Greekπέζαfoot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,...
6Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “trapezio”

  • trapezoide
  • trapezoidale
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