The Roman couch based on the Greek kline is called what in Latin?

The Roman couch based on the Greek kline is called what in Latin?

• A. Divan
• B. Sopha
• C. Couch
• D. Lectus

Answer: (D)

The Latin term for the Roman reclining couch is lectus. In Roman dining, three lecti (plural of lectus) lined the triclinium, around a table so guests could recline while eating. The Greeks used klinē for a similar reclining couch, but the Romans adopted their own word, lectus, which also means bed, reflecting how this furniture functioned for both sitting and lying down. The other terms come from later or non-classical sources (divan and sopha from Turkish/Persian and related languages) or are modern English, not Latin.

The Latin term for the Roman reclining couch is lectus. In Roman dining, three lecti (plural of lectus) lined the triclinium, around a table so guests could recline while eating. The Greeks used klinē for a similar reclining couch, but the Romans adopted their own word, lectus, which also means bed, reflecting how this furniture functioned for both sitting and lying down. The other terms come from later or non-classical sources (divan and sopha from Turkish/Persian and related languages) or are modern English, not Latin.