Where does “plicately” come from?
plicately (English) comes from English plicate, 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.
plicately (English): In a plicate fashion
Ancestry of “plicately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plicate | Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan,... |
| 2 | Latin | plicātus | — |
| 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 |