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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duplex | Double, made up of two parts; Bidirectional;... |
| 2 | Latin | duplex | twofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous |
| 3 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |