Etymology of the English word duplicity
the English word
duplicityderived from the Old French word
duplicitederived from the Late Latin word
duplicitas (doubleness; being double; duplicity)
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 duplicity in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
duplicitousUsage
Word found in Modern English
