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Where does “pleached” come from?

pleached (English) comes from English pleach, from Middle English pleshe, from Middle French plesser, from Old French plaissier, from Late Latin plaxus, from Latin plexus, from Latin plectō, from Proto-Italic plektō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pleached (English): Entwined, intertwined, interwoven, plaited; Of a...

Definitions

  1. Entwined, intertwined, interwoven, plaited; Of a...

Ancestry of “pleached”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpleachTo unite by interweaving, as branches of shrubs,...
2Middle Englishpleshe—
3Middle Frenchplesser—
4Old Frenchplaissierto dispute; to contest; to quarrel; to argue
5Late Latinplaxus—
6Latinplexusplaited, having been plaited, woven, having been...
7Latinplectō—
8Proto-Italicplektō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pleached”

  • self-pleached
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