Etymology of the English word triclinium
the English word
tricliniumderived from the Latin word
triclinium (dining couch; dining room)
derived from the Greek word
triklinion, τρικλίνιον
derived from the Greek word
kline, κλίνη (a couch (for sleep, sickness, sitting or eating))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*klei-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-Date
The earliest known usage of triclinium in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
