Where does “quintuplicate” come from?

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

quintuplicate (English): Multiplied by five; Being the fifth in a set of...

Definitions

  1. Multiplied by five; Being the fifth in a set of...

Ancestry of “quintuplicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplicāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-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 plicāre →