Where does “plega” come from?

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

plega (Catalan): bundle, pack

Definitions

  1. bundle, pack

Ancestry of “plega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanplegarto fold; to bend; to finish, wrap up
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →
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