Etymology of the English word triptych
the English word
triptychderived from the Greek word
triptuchos, τρίπτυχος
derived from the Greek word
ptuxusing the Greek prefix
tri-, τρι-
derived from the Greek word
tresderived from the Greek word
treis, τρεῖς ('three')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-derived from the Greek word
ptuche, πτυχή
Date
The earliest known usage of triptych in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
