Where does “triplicative” come from?
triplicative (English) comes from English triplicate, from Latin triplicatus, from Latin triplico, from Latin triplex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
triplicative (English): Tending to triplicate
Ancestry of “triplicative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triplicate | Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled; The... |
| 2 | Latin | triplicatus | |
| 3 | Latin | triplico | I treble, triple, triplicate |
| 4 | Latin | triplex | triple, threefold |
| 5 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 6 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |