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Where does “nonduplicated” come from?

nonduplicated (English) comes from English duplicated, from English duplicate, from Latin duplicātus, from Latin duplicō, from Latin duplex, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

nonduplicated (English): Not duplicated

Definitions

  1. Not duplicated

Ancestry of “nonduplicated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishduplicatedpast participle of duplicate
2EnglishduplicateBeing the same as another; identical; In which...
3Latinduplicātus—
4Latinduplicō—
5Latinduplextwofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous
6LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
7Proto-Italicplekāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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