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Where does “triplicandus” come from?

triplicandus (Latin) comes from Latin triplico, from Latin triplex, 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.

Definitions

Ancestry of “triplicandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintriplicoI treble, triple, triplicate
2Latintriplextriple, threefold
3Latin-plex-fold
4Latinplicō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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