Where does “tricliniu” come from?
tricliniu (Romanian) comes from Latin triclīnium, from Ancient Greek τρικλίνιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tricliniu (Romanian): triclinium
Definitions
- triclinium
Ancestry of “tricliniu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | triclīnium | dining room, where three couches are laid out for dining around a small serving table |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρικλίνιον | A dining room with three couches |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |