Etymology · Ancient Greek
τρίπους
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek τρίπους, most common first.
- triposA three-legged structure; a tripod.
- tripusA vessel (usually a pot or cauldron) resting on three legs, often given as an ornament, a prize, or as an offering at a shrine to a god or oracle; often specifically, that such vessel upon which the priestess sat to deliver her oracles at the shrine to Apollo at Delphi.