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
- Without a plait or pleat
Ancestry of “plaitless”, step by step
plaitless 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 |