Where does “duplication” come from?
Duplication comes from Late Latin duplicatio, from Latin duplico (to double), from Latin duplex (twofold), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ (two) and pel- (to fold).
duplication (English): The act of duplicating; A folding over; a fold;...
Definitions
- The act of duplicating; A folding over; a fold;...
Ancestry of “duplication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | duplicatio | — |
| 2 | Latin | duplicō | — |
| 3 | Latin | duplex | twofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous |
| 4 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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