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- Attic - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
The Attic dialect came to be regarded as the literary standard of ancient Greece, and it passed into the koine of the Alexandrine and Roman periods The word is attested from 1560s as an architectural term for a type of column base
- Attic - Wikipedia
Some commercial buildings also have attics under pitched roofs that are usually used for storage, mechanical equipment, or for roof access The word "attic" is derived from the Attica region of Greece and comes from Attic style architecture
- attic Etymology: The Origin and History of attic
The word "attic" first appeared in English in the mid-16th century, borrowed from the French word "attique," which in turn was derived from the Greek "attikos " The term originally referred to the upper floors of houses in the region of Attica, which were often used for storage or as guest rooms
- ATTIC Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Eventually, the word attic came to be used as a noun to refer to this upper wall and later to a room behind the wall under the roof Today we refer to any room just underneath the roof as the attic, even when the building is not in the style of those in ancient Attica
- Attic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Clipping of Attic Greek, the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coast of the Aegean Sea
- Attic, adj. n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
What is the etymology of the word Attic? Attic is a borrowing from Latin Etymons: Latin Atticus
- Attics – Omniglot Blog
It comes from the French attique (penthouse flat apartment; Attic, delicate, elegant), from the Latin atticus (Attic – relating to Athenian culture or architecture), from the Ancient Greek Ἀττικός [at ti kós] (Attic, Athenian)
- ATTIC definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
Word origin C18: special use of Attic from the use of Attic-style pilasters to adorn the façade of the top storey
- ATTIC ATTICS - Etymology Blog
The term attic comes from the Attic style of architecture, which was named after Attica, the region surrounding the city of Athens (the Greek version, Attikos, literally means "of Athens")
- Attic - definition of attic by The Free Dictionary
[Latin Atticus, from Greek Attikos, from Attikē, Attica ] n 1 A story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house 2 A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical façade
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