Etymology

tripus

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Today it means: A 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. Full definition →

Latin tripūs ← Ancient Greek τρίπους
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρίπους
  2. Latin · borrowed fromtripūs
  3. English todaytripus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin tripūs, from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous); doublet of tripod, tripos, and teapoy. In the sense associated with Cambridge University, the Tripus is named after the three-legged stool on which he sat during the degree-awarding ceremony.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτρίπους all →

tripos

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