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Where does “septuple” come from?

septuple (English) comes from Latin septuplus, 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.

septuple (English): Seven times as much; sevenfold; To multiply by...

Definitions

  1. Seven times as much; sevenfold; To multiply by...

Ancestry of “septuple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptuplus—
2Latin-plus-fold
3Latinplicāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “septuple”

  • septuply
  • subseptuple
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