Where does “triplicate” come from?

Triplicate comes from Latin triplicatus, past participle of triplicare (to triple), from triplicare combining Latin plico (to fold) with a root meaning three found in Proto-Indo-European tréyes.

triplicate (English): Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled; The...

Definitions

  1. Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled; The...

Ancestry of “triplicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriplicatus
2LatintriplicoI treble, triple, triplicate
3Latintriplextriple, threefold
4Latin-plex-fold
5Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “triplicate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
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