Where does “triptyque” come from?

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

triptyque (English): A triptych; A customs pass allowing a motor...

Definitions

  1. A triptych; A customs pass allowing a motor...

Ancestry of “triptyque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtriptyquetriptych
2Ancient Greekτρίπτυχοςconsisting of three layers, threefold
3Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
4Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
5Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῐ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →