Where does “duplice” come from?

duplice (Italian) comes 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.

duplice (Italian): double; dual; twofold

Definitions

  1. double; dual; twofold

Ancestry of “duplice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduplextwofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous
2LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
3Proto-Italicplekāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic plekāō →
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