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Where does “plegar” come from?

plegar (Asturian) comes from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plegar (Asturian): to fold

Definitions

  1. to fold

Ancestry of “plegar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplicāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plegar”

  • plega
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →