Where does “replica” come from?
Replica comes from Italian replica, from Latin replico, combining Latin re- and plicare meaning to fold, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots wer- and pel-.
replica (English): An exact copy; A copy made at a smaller scale...
Definitions
- An exact copy; A copy made at a smaller scale...
Ancestry of “replica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | replica | third-person singular present of replicare;... |
| 2 | Latin | replicō | — |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “replica”