English
Hekatompedon
Hekatompedon comes from Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπεδον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙκατόμπεδονHekatómpedon
- EnglishtodayHekatompedon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙκατόμπεδονHekatómpedon
- EnglishtodayHekatompedon
A compound of ἑκατόν ‘hundred’ + ποδός
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t ‘ten’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm ‘hundred’
Proto-Hellenic *hekətón ‘hundred’
Ancient Greek ἑκατόν ‘hundred’
Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
Ancient Greek πούς ‘foot’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπεδον
Today it means
name The Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπεδον / Hekatompedon