Where does “quintuple” come from?

quintuple (English) comes from Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from Latin -plus, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

quintuple (English): having five parts or members; five times as much;...

Definitions

  1. having five parts or members; five times as much;...

Ancestry of “quintuple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquintuple—
2Latinquīntuplusfivefold, quintuple
3Latin-plus-fold
4Latinplicāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “quintuple”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin -plus →