Etymology of the English word polytriglyph
the English word
polytriglyphderived from the English word
triglyphderived from the Latin word
triglyphderived from the Greek word
trigluphos, τρίγλυφος
derived from the Greek word
gluphe, γλυφή, γλυϕή
derived from the Greek word
gluphein, γλύφειν, γλύϕω (to carve)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gleubh-using the Greek prefix
tri-, τρι-
derived from the Greek word
tresderived from the Greek word
treis, τρεῖς ('three')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-using the English prefix
poly-derived from the New Latin prefix
poly-derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
