myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of triclinium

Etymology of the Latin word triclinium

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 tres

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

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

English triclinium, Italian triclinio, Portuguese triclínio, Romanian tricliniu