'replicable' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'replicare,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'plicare' meant 'to fold.'

'replicare' transformed into the French word 'répliquer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'replicate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to fold back or reply,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'capable of being copied or reproduced.'