Etymology

triglyph

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Today it means: A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τρίγλυφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρίγλυφος“triglyph”
  2. English todaytriglyph

PIE word *tréyes From Ancient Greek τρίγλυφος (trígluphos, “triglyph”).

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