Where does “díptic” come from?

díptic (Catalan) comes from Latin diptycha, from Ancient Greek δίπτυχος, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

díptic (Catalan): diptych

Definitions

  1. diptych

Ancestry of “díptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiptycha
2Ancient Greekδίπτυχοςfolded, doubled
3Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά