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glyptotheque
Glyptotheque comes from French glyptothèque ‘a glyptotheque’, from Ancient Greek γλυπτός ‘carved, engraved’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*glewbʰ-‘to split, carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glúbʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glúpʰōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῠ́φω‘to carve, engrave’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγλυπτός‘carved, engraved’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentglyptothèque‘a glyptotheque’
- Englishtodayglyptotheque
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*glewbʰ-‘to split, carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glúbʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glúpʰōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῠ́φω‘to carve, engrave’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγλυπτός‘carved, engraved’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentglyptothèque‘a glyptotheque’
- Englishtodayglyptotheque
Formed from γλῠπτόν ‘statue, sculpture’ + -θήκη ‘-place, -house’
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‘to split, carve’
clive, cleft, clapper, clove, cleave, cleve, 11 more
through Proto-Hellenic *glúpʰō
Today it means
noun A museum or similar exhibition of statues and sculptures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- / glyptotheque