myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of quintuplex

Etymology of the Latin word quintuplex

the Late Latin word quintuplex

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-

derived from the Late Latin word quintus

derived from the Classical Latin word quinque (five)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe

Word found in Late Latin