Where does “googolplex” come from?

googolplex (English) comes from English -plex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

googolplex (English): The number formula_1 or formula_2, ten to the...

Definitions

  1. The number formula_1 or formula_2, ten to the...

Ancestry of “googolplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-plexComprising a number of parts, as in duplex; ten...
2Latin-plex-fold
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “googolplex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →