Etymology of the English word triglyph
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-Date
The earliest known usage of triglyph in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
intertriglyph,
polytriglyphUsage
Word found in Modern English
