Etymology of the English word duplicate
the English word
duplicatederived from the Latin word
duplicatio (doubling; duplication)
derived from the Latin word
duplicatus (double)
derived from the Latin word
duplicare (double, bend double; duplicate)
derived from the Late Latin word
duplus (twice as much, double)
derived from the Classical Latin word
duoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Latin word
duplex (twofold, double; divided)
derived from the Late Latin word
plicare (to fold; fold , bend, flex; multiply by X , X-tuple; add together)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plek-using the Latin prefix
du-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-Date
The earliest known usage of duplicate in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
sextuplicate,
duplicable,
duplicator,
induplicate,
photoduplicate,
duplicated,
duplicatingCognates
Dutch
duplicaat, French
duplicata, German
Duplikat, Norwegian
duplikat, Swedish
duplikatUsage
Word found in Modern English
