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Where does “googolplexplex” come from?

googolplexplex (English) comes from English googolplex, 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.

googolplexplex (English): The number formula_1 or formula_2, 10 raised to...

Definitions

  1. The number formula_1 or formula_2, 10 raised to...

Ancestry of “googolplexplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoogolplexThe number formula_1 or formula_2, ten to the...
2English-plexComprising a number of parts, as in duplex; ten...
3Latin-plex-fold
4Latinplicō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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