Where does “duplexer” come from?

duplexer (English) comes from English duplex, 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.

duplexer (English): A device that enables communication in two...

Definitions

  1. A device that enables communication in two...

Ancestry of “duplexer”, step by step

duplexer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English duplex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishduplexDouble, made up of two parts; Bidirectional;...
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

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-