myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of triklinion

Etymology of the Greek word triklinion (τρικλίνιον)

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 tres

derived from the Greek word treis, τρεῖς ('three')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trei-