Etymograph

English

subplicate

From sub- + plicate.

Formed from sub- + plicate

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- ‘to plait, to weave’

Latin plicō ‘to fold’

Latin plicātus ‘folded, having been folded’

English plicate

Today it means

adj Somewhat or imperfectly plicate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subplicate”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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