Where does “diptic” come from?

diptic (Romanian) comes from French diptyque, 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.

diptic (Romanian): diptych

Definitions

  1. diptych

Ancestry of “diptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiptyquediptych
2Latindiptycha
3Ancient Greekδίπτυχοςfolded, doubled
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά