Where does “sextuple” come from?

sextuple (French) comes from Latin sextuplus, from Latin -plus, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

sextuple (French): sextuple; two hundred fifty-sixth note;...

Definitions

  1. sextuple; two hundred fifty-sixth note;...

Ancestry of “sextuple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsextuplussixfold
2Latin-plus-fold
3Latinplicāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “sextuple”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin -plus →