Where does “triptych” come from?
Triptych comes from Ancient Greek τρίπτυχος, combining τρεῖς meaning three with πτυχή meaning fold, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes.
triptych (English): A picture or series of pictures painted on three...
Definitions
- A picture or series of pictures painted on three...
Ancestry of “triptych”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρίπτυχος | consisting of three layers, threefold |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρῐ- | three; {{l|en|tri-}} |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |