Where does “pleatlessness” come from?
pleatlessness (English) comes from English pleatless, 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 — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pleatlessness (English): Absence of pleats
Definitions
- Absence of pleats
Ancestry of “pleatlessness”, step by step
pleatlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleatless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleatless | Without pleats |
| 2 | English | pleat | A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a... |
| 3 | English | plait | A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | pleit | — |
| 5 | Middle French | pli | fold |
| 6 | Middle French | plier | to fold |
| 7 | Old French | pleier | Alternative form of ploiier |
| 8 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |