English
pentaptych
Pentaptych comes from Ancient Greek πτυχή ‘a fold’, and goes back to πτῠ́σσω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτῠ́σσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτυχήptukhḗ‘a fold’
- Englishtodaypentaptych
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτῠ́σσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτυχήptukhḗ‘a fold’
- Englishtodaypentaptych
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πτυχή ‘a fold’
Today it means
noun A five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω / pentaptych