Where does “plekti” come from?

plekti (Esperanto) comes 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.

plekti (Esperanto): to plait, wreathe, twine

Definitions

  1. to plait, wreathe, twine

Ancestry of “plekti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
2Proto-Italicplektō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plekti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic plektō →