Etymology

duplicate

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Today it means: Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original. Full definition →

Latin duplicātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromduplicātus
  2. English todayduplicate

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Latin duplex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin duplicātusbor. English duplicate Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

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