Etymology of the English word replicate
the English word
replicatederived from the Latin word
replicatioderived from the Latin word
replicatusderived 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 replicate in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
replicable,
replicase,
replicativeUsage
Word found in Modern English
