English
hyperthyrion
Hyperthyrion comes from Ancient Greek ὑπερθύριον ‘lintel of a door or gate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰwer-‘door’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰurāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθύρα‘door’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπερθύριονhuperthúrion‘lintel of a door or gate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhyperthyrion
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰwer-‘door’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰurāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθύρα‘door’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπερθύριονhuperthúrion‘lintel of a door or gate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhyperthyrion
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- ‘door’
through Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā
Today it means
noun That part of the architrave which is over a door or window.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- / hyperthyrion