Where does “cariatide” come from?
cariatide (Middle French) comes from Latin caryatides, 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 “cariatide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | caryatides | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Καρυάτιδες | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Καρυᾶτις | a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Καρυατίζω | dance the Karyatid festival dance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Καρύαι | a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a... |
Words derived from “cariatide”