Etymology of the French word architrave
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 French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
architravéDerivations in other languages
English
architrave, Romanian
arhitravă
