Where does “plaitless” come from?

plaitless (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.

plaitless (English): Without a plait or pleat

Definitions

  1. Without a plait or pleat

Ancestry of “plaitless”, step by step

plaitless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plait

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplaitA flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; A...
2Middle Englishpleit
3Middle Frenchplifold
4Middle Frenchplierto fold
5Old FrenchpleierAlternative form of ploiier
6Latinplicāre
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-