Where does “nonduplicative” come from?
nonduplicative (English) comes from English duplicative, 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.
nonduplicative (English): Not duplicative
Ancestry of “nonduplicative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | duplicative | of, related to, or being a duplicate |
| 2 | English | duplicate | Being the same as another; identical; In which... |
| 3 | Latin | duplicātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | duplicō | — |
| 5 | Latin | duplex | twofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous |
| 6 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |