Etymograph

English

Triplex

Brand name, presumably tri- + -plex.

Formed from tri + plex

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes ‘three’

English tri

Latin plectere

English plex

Today it means

name a safety glass for car windows, consisting of three layers (glass and mica).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Triplex