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Where does “replicating” come from?

Replicating comes from Latin replicatus, the past participle of replico, composed of the prefix re- and pel-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

replicating (English): present participle of replicate

Definitions

  1. present participle of replicate

Ancestry of “replicating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreplicateTo make a copy of; To repeat with a consistent...
2Latinreplicatusbent back, unrolled, reflected
3Latinreplicō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “replicating”

  • nonreplicating
  • self-replicating
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