Where does “quintuply” come from?
quintuply (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.
quintuply (English): In a quintuple way; five times or in five pieces,...
Definitions
- In a quintuple way; five times or in five pieces,...
Ancestry of “quintuply”, step by step
quintuply traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quintuple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quintuple | having five parts or members; five times as much;... |
| 2 | Middle French | quintuple | — |
| 3 | Latin | quīntuplus | fivefold, quintuple |
| 4 | Latin | -plus | -fold |
| 5 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |