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Where does “triplico” come from?

triplico (Latin) comes 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.

triplico (Latin): I treble, triple, triplicate

Definitions

  1. I treble, triple, triplicate

Ancestry of “triplico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “triplico”

  • triplicate
  • triplicity
  • triplication
  • subtriplicate
  • triplicative
  • triplicately
  • triplicare
  • triplicans
  • triplicaturus
  • triplicandus
  • triplicatus
  • triplico
  • triplicato
  • triplicate
  • triplicare
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