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
plaiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |