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Where does “τρίπτυχος” come from?

τρίπτυχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

τρίπτυχος (Ancient Greek): consisting of three layers, threefold

Definitions

  1. consisting of three layers, threefold

Ancestry of “τρίπτυχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “τρίπτυχος”

  • triptych
  • tríptico
  • триптих
  • tríptico
  • triptiek
  • triptih
  • триптих
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