Etymology of the English word architrave
the English word
architravederived from the French word
architravederived from the Italian word
architraveusing the Italian prefix
archi-derived from the Late Greek prefix
archi-, ἀρχι-
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
derived from the Italian word
travederived from the Latin word
trabes (tree-trunk, beam, timber)
Date
The earliest known usage of architrave in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
