Where does “pleater” come from?
pleater (English) comes from English pleat, 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- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pleater (English): A person or machine that produces pleats
Definitions
- A person or machine that produces pleats
Ancestry of “pleater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pleat | A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a... |
| 2 | English | plait | A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | pleit | — |
| 4 | Middle French | pli | fold |
| 5 | Middle French | plier | to fold |
| 6 | Old French | pleier | Alternative form of ploiier |
| 7 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |