Etymograph

English

quadriptych

Blend of quadri- + diptych, triptych, etc.

A compound of quadri- + diptych

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ‘four’

Latin quattuor ‘four’

English quadri-

Late Latin diptycha

English diptych

Today it means

noun A tetraptych.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quadriptych”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / quadriptych