Etymology of the Latin word quadruplex
the Latin word
quadruplex (fourfold; having four parts, aspects)
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-Derivations in Latin
quadruplicare,
quadruplareDerivations in other languages
English
quadruplex, Italian
quadruplice, Portuguese
quadrúplice
