Where does “plicature” come from?

plicature (English) comes from Latin plicatura, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plicature (English): A fold; a doubling; a plication

Definitions

  1. A fold; a doubling; a plication

Ancestry of “plicature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplicaturanominative feminine singular of plicātūrus;...
2Latinplicāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicāre →