Where does “replicate” come from?
Replicate comes from Latin replicatus, the past participle of replico meaning to fold back, from the prefix re- and pel-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn or bend.
replicate (English): To make a copy of; To repeat with a consistent...
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- To make a copy of; To repeat with a consistent...
Ancestry of “replicate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | replicatus | bent back, unrolled, reflected |
| 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 |
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