Where does “-plex” come from?

-plex (English) comes from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

-plex (English): Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex; ten...

Definitions

  1. Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex; ten...

Ancestry of “-plex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-plex-fold
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “-plex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →