Where does “overduplicated” come from?
overduplicated (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.
overduplicated (English): Excessively duplicated
Definitions
- Excessively duplicated
Ancestry of “overduplicated”, step by step
overduplicated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duplicated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duplicated | past participle of duplicate |
| 2 | English | duplicate | Being the same as another; identical; In which... |
| 3 | Latin | duplicātus | doubled, duplicated |
| 4 | Latin | duplicō | to double, multiply by two, duplicate; repeat; enlarge, increase, exaggerate |
| 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 |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |