decuple

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdecem“ten”
2. Late Latin · derived fromdecuplus“tenfold”
3. Middle French · derived fromdécuple
4. Middle English · inherited fromdecuple
5. English todaydecuple

From Middle English decuple, from Middle French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plicō (“fold”).

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