Where does “duplicitousness” come from?
duplicitousness (English) comes from English duplicitous, from English duplicity, 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.
duplicitousness (English): The state or condition of being duplicitous
Definitions
- The state or condition of being duplicitous
Ancestry of “duplicitousness”, step by step
duplicitousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duplicitous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duplicitous | Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in... |
| 2 | English | duplicity | Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing |
| 3 | English | duplex | Double, made up of two parts; Bidirectional;... |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |