Hekatompedon

English

proper noun

Definitions

(historical) The Temple of Athena upon the Acropolis, formerly in the location of the present Parthenon.
(historical) The specific chamber within the Parthenon which contained the cultic chryselephantine statue of Athena.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπεδον, ἑκατόν (hundred) + Ancient Greek ποδός (of the foot, footer).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ποδός

Gloss

of the foot, footer

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-pod English
hecato- English
hecto- French
ποδός Ancient Greek
ἑκατοστός Ancient Greek
ἑκατόν Ancient Greek
Ἑκατόμπεδον Ancient Greek
*ped- Proto-Indo-European
hekto- Swedish
-pód Irish
hekto- Danish
hektó- Icelandic
ἑκατό gkm
*hekətón Proto-Hellenic

-pod
hecato-