Where does “Trapezūs” come from?
Trapezūs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς, 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.
Trapezūs (Latin): Trabzon a city in Pontus (NE Anatolia on the Black Sea)
Definitions
- Trabzon a city in Pontus (NE Anatolia on the Black Sea)
Ancestry of “Trapezūs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Τραπεζοῦς | Trapezus, a colony in Pontus founded by Miletus |
| 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 | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |