Where does “plega” come from?
plega (Asturian) comes from Asturian plegar, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
plega (Asturian): inflection of plegar:
## third-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of plegar:
## third-person singular...
Ancestry of “plega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Asturian | plegar | to fold |
| 2 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |