Where does “tríptico” come from?

tríptico (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek τρίπτυχος, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tríptico (Portuguese): triptych; leaflet, pamphlet

Definitions

  1. triptych; leaflet, pamphlet

Ancestry of “tríptico”, step by step

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