Where does “plicate” come from?

plicate (English) comes from Latin plicātus, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plicate (English): Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan,...

Definitions

  1. Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan,...

Ancestry of “plicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplicātusfolded, having been folded
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plicate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →
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