English
triptyque
Triptyque comes from French triptyque ‘triptych’, from Ancient Greek τρίπτυχος ‘threefold’, and ultimately from πτῠ́σσω ‘to fold’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτῠ́σσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτυχή‘fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρίπτυχος‘threefold’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttriptyque‘triptych’
- Englishearliest quotation 1953triptyque
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτῠ́σσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτυχή‘fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρίπτυχος‘threefold’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttriptyque‘triptych’
- Englishearliest quotation 1953triptyque
Earliest quotation: 1953, Ian Fleming, 'Sleep Well, My Darling': “He had also telephoned Mathis in Paris and checked…”.
Every English word from Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω
Today it means
noun A triptych.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω / triptyque