Where does “tríplex” come from?

tríplex (Portuguese) 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.

tríplex (Portuguese): triplex flat

Definitions

  1. triplex flat

Ancestry of “tríplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriplextriple, threefold
2Latin-plex-fold
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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