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Where does “uniplicate” come from?

uniplicate (English) comes from English plicate, from Latin plicātus, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

uniplicate (English): Having a single fold

Definitions

  1. Having a single fold

Ancestry of “uniplicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplicateFolded multiple times lengthwise like a fan,...
2Latinplicātus—
3Latinplicō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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