Etymology of the Latin word triplex
the Latin word
triplex (threefold, triple; three)
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
tri-derived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-Derivations in Latin
triplicitas,
triplicareDerivations in other languages
English
triplex, French
triplice, Italian
triplex, Italian
triplice, Portuguese
tríplex, Spanish
tríplice
