Where does “plektaĵo” come from?

plektaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto plekti, from Latin plectō, from Proto-Italic plektō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plektaĵo (Esperanto): plait, tress, braid

Definitions

  1. plait, tress, braid

Ancestry of “plektaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoplektito plait, wreathe, twine
2Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
3Proto-Italicplektō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-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 Proto-Italic plektō →