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Where does “πτυχίο” come from?

πτυχίο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πτύχιον, from Ancient Greek πτυχή, from Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω.

πτυχίο (Greek): academic degree

Definitions

  1. academic degree

Ancestry of “πτυχίο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπτύχιονA folding tablet; The pendant of an earring
2Ancient Greekπτυχήfold
3Ancient Greekπτῠ́σσω—
Every word from Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω →