Where does “plaitwork” come from?
plaitwork (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.
plaitwork (English): A plaited design, a form of knotwork
Definitions
- A plaited design, a form of knotwork
Ancestry of “plaitwork”, step by step
plaitwork 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 |