cel·la
(sĕlə)
(sĕlə)n.pl. cel·lae(sĕlē)
1. The inner room or sanctuary of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, in which the statue of the god was situated.
2. In Byzantine architecture, the area of a centrally planned church in which the liturgy is performed.In both senses also callednaos.
[Latin; see kel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
cellaplan of the Treasury of the Athenians
Delphi, Greece
- Indo-European root: trep-
- Indo-European root: treud-
- Indo-European root: tu-
- Indo-European root: ud-
- Indo-European root: uks-en-
- Indo-European root: uper
- Indo-European root: upo
- Indo-European root: wal-
- Indo-European root: wap-
- Indo-European root: we-
- Indo-European root: webh-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: weg-
- Indo-European root: wegh-
- Indo-European root: wei-
- Indo-European root: weid-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weip-
- Indo-European root: weiə-
- Indo-European root: wekti-
- Indo-European root: wekw-
- Indo-European root: wel-