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Where does “octuplus” come from?

octuplus (Latin) comes 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.

octuplus (Latin): eightfold

Definitions

  1. eightfold

Ancestry of “octuplus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “octuplus”

  • ottuplo
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