Where does “duplicating” come from?
Duplicating comes from English duplicate, derived from Latin duplicatus, the past participle of duplico meaning "to double," from duplex meaning "twofold," which combines Latin plico meaning "to fold" with a root from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning "two" and Proto-Indo-European pel- meaning "to fold."
duplicating (English): present participle of duplicate
Definitions
- present participle of duplicate
Ancestry of “duplicating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duplicate | Being the same as another; identical; In which... |
| 2 | Latin | duplicātus | doubled, duplicated |
| 3 | Latin | duplicō | to double, multiply by two, duplicate; repeat; enlarge, increase, exaggerate |
| 4 | Latin | duplex | twofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous |
| 5 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |