tripalium.
tentative torture instrument consisting of three stakes
Meaning & usage
tentative torture instrument consisting of three stakes
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Latin pālus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin tripālis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ▲ Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon)calq.? Latin tripālium From tripālis (“composed of three stakes”) + -ium. Possibly a calque of Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon).
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