plic/plex

fold, weave

Spelled plic, plex · plicare 'to fold'

Latin plicare meant fold: duplicate folds twice, complicate tangles folds together, and explicit unfolds what was hidden.

Words built from it

complex — made of many interconnected parts, complicated
com- (together) + plex (fold)
duplicate — to make an exact copy of
du- (two) + plic (fold) + -ate (make)
complicate — to make more difficult or intricate
com- (together) + plic (fold) + -ate (make)
implicit — understood from context without being directly stated
im- (in) + plic (fold) + -itus (having been)
explicit — stated clearly and in detail, leaving nothing implied
ex- (out) + plic (fold) + -itus (having been)
duplicity — deceitfulness, saying one thing and doing another
du- (two) + plic (fold) + -ity (state of)