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Trebizond

Trebizond comes from Ottoman Turkish طرابزون, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα ‘table, flat surface’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂- ‘having three feet’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥-ped-ih₂-‘having three feet’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτράπεζα‘table, flat surface’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤραπεζοῦςTrapezoûs
  4. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928طرابزونTırabızon
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentTrébizonde
  6. EnglishtodayTrebizond

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥-ped-ih₂-‘having three feet’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτράπεζα‘table, flat surface’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤραπεζοῦςTrapezoûs
  4. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928طرابزونTırabızon
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentTrébizonde
  6. EnglishtodayTrebizond

Linked words

through Ancient Greek τράπεζα ‘table, flat surface’

trapeze, 2 more

Today it means

name Former name of Trabzon.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂- / Trebizond

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