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Origin and history of duplicate

duplicate(adj.)

early 15c., "having two parts, double," from Latin duplicatus, past participle of duplicare "to double," from duo "two" (from PIE root *dwo- "two") + plicare "to fold" (from PIE root *plek- "to plait"). Meaning "exactly corresponding, that is an exact copy of" is from 1812.

duplicate(v.)

late 15c., "to repeat, produce a second (like the first);" 1620s, "to double," from Latin duplicatus, past participle of duplicare "to double," from duo "two" (from PIE root *dwo- "two") + plicare "to fold" (from PIE root *plek- "to plait"). Related: Duplicated; duplicating.

duplicate(n.)

1530s, "one of two or more things corresponding in every respect to each other," from duplicate (adj.). From 1701 as "another corresponding to a first or original, an exact counterpart or double of an original."

also from 1530s

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duplication(n.)

early 15c., "act of doubling," from Old French duplicacion (13c.) and directly from Latin duplicationem (nominative duplicatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of duplicare "to double" (see duplicate (adj.)). Sense of "act of making or repeating something essentially the same" is from 1580s. Meaning "a duplicate copy or version" is by 1872.

duplicative(adj.)

"having the quality of duplicating or doubling," 1854; see duplicate (v.) + -ive.

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reduplicate
"to double again, multiply, repeat," 1560s, from Medieval Latin reduplicatus, past participle of reduplicare "to redouble," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + Latin duplicare "to double" (see duplicate (adj.)). In philology, "to repeat or double, as a syllable or the initial part
reduplication
early 15c., "a turn back, a bend," a sense now obsolete; 1580s, "act of redoubling or repeating; state of being reduplicated," from French réduplication (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin reduplicationem (nominative reduplicatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of
twin
Old English twinn "consisting of two, twofold, double, two-by-two," from Proto-Germanic *twisnjaz "double" (source also of Old Norse tvinnr "double, twin," Old Danish tvinling, Dutch tweeling, German zwillung), from PIE *dwisno- (source also of Latin bini "two each," Lithuanian d
replica
in exact likeness of another and by the same artist," from Italian replica "copy, repetition, reply," from replicare "to duplicate...Properly, a duplicate work made by the same artist and thus considered as an original, not a copy....
counterpart
mid-15c., countre part "duplicate of a legal document," from French contrepartie, from contre "facing, opposite" (see contra...
copy
late 14c., "make a copy of, duplicate" (a text or document), from Old French copier (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin...
control
The word apparently comes from a medieval method of checking accounts by a duplicate register....
double
c. 1300, "twice as much or as large," also "repeated, occurring twice," also "of extra weight, thickness, size, or strength; of two layers," from Old French doble (10c.) "double, two-fold; two-faced, deceitful," from Latin duplus "twofold, twice as much," from duo "two" (from PIE
replicate
early 15c. (Chauliac), replicaten, "repeat," from Late Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare "to reply, repeat," in classical Latin "fold back, fold over, bend back," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + plicare "to fold" (from PIE root *plek- "to plait"). Meaning "to copy
manifold
"of many kinds; numerous in kind or variety; diverse; exhibiting or embracing many points, features, or characteristics," Old English monigfald (Anglian), manigfeald (West Saxon), "various, varied in appearance, complicated; many times magnified; numerous, abundant," from manig (

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