Where does “pliable” come from?
Pliable comes from Old French ploiable, from Old French ploiier, from Latin plicare and plico, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pel-, meaning to fold.
pliable (English): Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or...
Definitions
- Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or...
Ancestry of “pliable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ploiable | — |
| 2 | Old French | ploiier | to fold |
| 3 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “pliable”