Etymology of the English word replica
the English word
replicaderived from the Italian word
replicaderived from the Italian word
replicarederived from the Late Latin word
replicare (repeat; turn, fold; turn, fold, bend back)
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
re-Date
The earliest known usage of replica in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
