Where does “self-pleached” come from?
self-pleached (English) comes from English pleached, from English pleach, from Middle English pleshe, from Middle French plesser, from Old French plaissier, from Late Latin plaxus, from Latin plexus, from Latin plectō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
self-pleached (English): Pleached or interwoven by natural growth;...
Definitions
- Pleached or interwoven by natural growth;...
Ancestry of “self-pleached”, step by step
self-pleached traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleached
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleached | Entwined, intertwined, interwoven, plaited; Of a... |
| 2 | English | pleach | To unite by interweaving, as branches of shrubs,... |
| 3 | Middle English | pleshe | — |
| 4 | Middle French | plesser | — |
| 5 | Old French | plaissier | to dispute; to contest; to quarrel; to argue |
| 6 | Late Latin | plaxus | — |
| 7 | Latin | plexus | plaited, having been plaited, woven, having been... |
| 8 | Latin | plectō | to plait, weave, braid |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | plektō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |