Where does “duplicity” come from?
duplicity (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.
duplicity (English): Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing
Definitions
- Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing
Ancestry of “duplicity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
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