Where does “unduplicitous” come from?
unduplicitous (English) comes from English duplicitous, from English duplicity, from English duplex, from Latin duplex, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
unduplicitous (English): Not duplicitous
Definitions
- Not duplicitous
Ancestry of “unduplicitous”, step by step
unduplicitous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duplicitous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duplicitous | Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in... |
| 2 | English | duplicity | Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing |
| 3 | English | duplex | Double, made up of two parts; Bidirectional;... |
| 4 | Latin | duplex | twofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous |
| 5 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |