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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῐ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →