Etymograph

English

demultiplex

Demultiplex comes from Latin multiplex ‘having many folds’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmultiplex‘having many folds’
  2. English1500–presentsame form
  3. Englishtodaydemultiplex

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmultiplex‘having many folds’
  2. English1500–presentsame form
  3. Englishtodaydemultiplex

A compound of de- + multiplex

Latin dē ‘of; from’

English de-

Latin multiplex ‘having many folds’

English multiplex

Linked words

through English multiplex

multiplexer, 7 more

Today it means

verb To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer)

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

Etymograph / Latin multiplex / demultiplex