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
- Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled; The...
Ancestry of “triplicate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | triplicatus | |
| 2 | Latin | triplico | I treble, triple, triplicate |
| 3 | Latin | triplex | triple, threefold |
| 4 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 5 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “triplicate”