stylobate

Meaning

The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.

Synonyms

mainstay

prop

column base

pillar stand

Translations

στυλοβάτης

estilòbata

estilóbata

estilóbato

ortak seki

ortak sütun oturmalığı

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stylobata, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης (stulobátēs), from στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go, to walk”).