βρεφοτροφεῖον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- orphanage, in which children were fed
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek βρέφος (baby, foetus, fetus) + Ancient Greek τροφεῖον (chamber, small room, poultry house).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τροφεῖον
Gloss
chamber, small room, poultry house
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brefotrofio Italian
- βρέφος Ancient Greek
- τροφεῖον Ancient Greek
- χοιροτροφεῖον Ancient Greek
- ὀρτυγοτροφεῖον Ancient Greek
- *gʷrebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- βρέφος Greek (modern)
- κονικλοτροφείο Greek (modern)