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Where does “pliantly” come from?

pliantly (English) comes from English pliant, from Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, from Old French ploiier, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pliantly (English): In a pliant manner

Definitions

  1. In a pliant manner

Ancestry of “pliantly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpliantCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to...
2Middle Englishpliaunt—
3Old Frenchploiant—
4Old Frenchploiierto fold
5Latinplicō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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