English
plex
Plex comes from Latin plectere.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplectere
- Englishearliest quotation 1975plex
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplectere
- Englishearliest quotation 1975plex
Earliest quotation: 1975, James Martin, Computer Data-Base Organization: “If a child in a data relationship has more…”
Every English word from Latin plectere
Today it means
noun A building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin plectere / plex