Where does “sétuplo” come from?

sétuplo (Portuguese) comes from Latin septuplus, 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.

sétuplo (Portuguese): septuple

Definitions

  1. septuple

Ancestry of “sétuplo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptuplussevenfold, septuple
2Latin-plus-fold
3Latinplicāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin -plus →