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Where does “dupliceren” come from?

dupliceren (Dutch) comes from Latin duplicō, from Latin duplex, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

dupliceren (Dutch): to duplicate

Definitions

  1. to duplicate

Ancestry of “dupliceren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduplicō—
2Latinduplextwofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous
3LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
4Proto-Italicplekāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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