英语词汇quadruplex的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	quadruplex
词源	quadruplex adj. 1875, in reference to telegraph systems in which four messages can be wired simultaneously, from quadru- + -plex. In classical Latin, quadruplex meant "fourfold, quadruple," as a noun, "a fourfold amount." Related: Quadruplicity "fourfold nature," 1580s, from Latin quadruplicitas, noun of quality from quadruplex. Entries linking to quadruplex quadru- word-forming element meaning "four, having four, consisting of four," a variant of quadri- which was used in Latin especially before -p-, from an older form of the element which perhaps was influenced later by tri-. -plex word-forming element, from Latin -plex, from PIE root *plek- "to plait." De Vaan writes, "Probably, duplex was the archetype of this category of compounds." updated on February 23, 2021
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quadruplex adj.