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Where does “caryatides” come from?

caryatides (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες, from Ancient Greek Καρυᾶτις, from Ancient Greek Καρυατίζω, from Ancient Greek Καρύαι — a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a...

Ancestry of “caryatides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚαρυάτιδες—
2Ancient GreekΚαρυᾶτιςa priestess of Artemis, female figures used as...
3Ancient GreekΚαρυατίζωdance the Karyatid festival dance
4Ancient GreekΚαρύαιa town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a...

Words derived from “caryatides”

  • caryatid
  • caryatides
  • caryatidlike
  • cariatide
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