Where does “duplifix” come from?
duplifix (English) comes from English duplicate, from Latin duplicātus, from Latin duplicō, 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.
duplifix (English): An affix which, when applied, incorporates some of the stem word it is modifying
Definitions
- An affix which, when applied, incorporates some of the stem word it is modifying
Ancestry of “duplifix”, step by step
duplifix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duplicate
| 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 |
via English fix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fix | To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 3 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |