Where does “plegatge” come from?
plegatge (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.
plegatge (Catalan): folding
Ancestry of “plegatge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | plegar | to fold; to bend; to finish, wrap up |
| 2 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |