Where does “quintuplet” come from?

quintuplet (English) comes from English quintuple, 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.

quintuplet (English): One of a group of five babies born from the same...

Definitions

  1. One of a group of five babies born from the same...

Ancestry of “quintuplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquintuplehaving five parts or members; five times as much;...
2Middle Frenchquintuple—
3Latinquīntuplusfivefold, quintuple
4Latin-plus-fold
5Latinplicāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin -plus →