antepagmentum.
facing of door/window frame; mantel; thing used to garnish house exterior (L+S);
Meaning & usage
The entire chambranle, i.e. the door case, or window frame.
In ancient architecture, doorposts, or garnishings in posts or doors, wrought in stone or timber, or lintels of a window.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Latin ante- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pangō Latin pangō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin antepagmentum From ante- + pangō (“fasten”) + -mentum.
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