Where does “blegar” come from?
blegar (Catalan) comes from Catalan doblegar, from Latin duplicō, from Latin duplex, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
blegar (Catalan): to bend, fold especially a hinge
Definitions
- to bend, fold especially a hinge
Ancestry of “blegar”, step by step
blegar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan doblegar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | doblegar | to fold, bend |
| 2 | Latin | duplicō | to double, multiply by two, duplicate; repeat; enlarge, increase, exaggerate |
| 3 | Latin | duplex | twofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous |
| 4 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |