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