diptych

noun

a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

Roots

disdi- · Greek · two ptycheptych- · Greek · fold, plate

Synonyms for diptych

triptychn collagen altarpiecen muraladj tableaun

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The word diptych breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: di-, from Greek dis (“two”); and ptych, from Greek ptyche (“fold, plate”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.