Where does “googolplexplexplex” come from?

googolplexplexplex (English) comes from English googolplexplex, 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.

googolplexplexplex (English): The number 10 raised to the power of one googolplexplex

Definitions

  1. The number 10 raised to the power of one googolplexplex

Ancestry of “googolplexplexplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoogolplexplexThe number formula_1 or formula_2, 10 raised to...
2EnglishgoogolplexThe number formula_1 or formula_2, ten to the...
3English-plexComprising a number of parts, as in duplex; ten...
4Latin-plex-fold
5Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Latin plicō