Where does “googolpleks” come from?
googolpleks (Malay) comes from English googolplex, from English -plex, 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.
googolpleks (Malay): googolplex
Ancestry of “googolpleks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | googolplex | The number formula_1 or formula_2, ten to the... |
| 2 | English | -plex | Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex; ten... |
| 3 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 4 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |