caryatid

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚαρυάτιδες
2. Latin · derived fromcaryatides
3. Middle French · derived fromcariatide
4. English todaycaryatid

From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from καρυατίζω (karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”).