Where does “microduplication” come from?

microduplication (English) comes from English duplication, from Late Latin duplicatio, 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.

microduplication (English): A genetic mutation resulting from the duplication...

Definitions

  1. A genetic mutation resulting from the duplication...

Ancestry of “microduplication”, step by step

microduplication traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English duplication

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishduplicationThe act of duplicating; A folding over; a fold;...
2Late Latinduplicatio
3Latinduplicōto double, multiply by two, duplicate; repeat; enlarge, increase, exaggerate
4Latinduplextwofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous
5LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
6Proto-Italicplekāō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-