Etymograph

English

templon

Templon comes from Ancient Greek τέμπλον ‘temple’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμπλον1‘temple’
  2. Englishtodaytemplon1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English templon

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμπλονWiktionary, English templon‘temple’
  2. EnglishtodaytemplonWiktionary, English templon

Every English word from Ancient Greek τέμπλον

Today it means

noun A barrier between the nave and the altar in a Byzantine church.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “templon”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek τέμπλον / templon

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