Where does “plaiter” come from?
plaiter (English) comes from English plait, from Middle English pleit, from Middle French pli, from Middle French plier, from Old French pleier, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
plaiter (English): One who plaits; A machine that plaits
Definitions
- One who plaits; A machine that plaits
Ancestry of “plaiter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plait | A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | pleit | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pli | fold |
| 4 | Middle French | plier | to fold |
| 5 | Old French | pleier | Alternative form of ploiier |
| 6 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |