Where does “undécuplo” come from?
undécuplo (Portuguese) comes from Latin undecuplus, 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.
undécuplo (Portuguese): undecuple eleven times as much
Definitions
- undecuple eleven times as much
Ancestry of “undécuplo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | undecuplus | elevenfold |
| 2 | Latin | -plus | -fold |
| 3 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |