Where does “triplex” come from?

triplex (Latin) comes from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

triplex (Latin): triple, threefold

Definitions

  1. triple, threefold

Ancestry of “triplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-plex-fold
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “triplex”

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