Where does “pleksilasi” come from?

pleksilasi (Finnish) comes from German Plexiglas, from Latin plexus, 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.

pleksilasi (Finnish): plexiglass, acrylic glass

Definitions

  1. plexiglass, acrylic glass

Ancestry of “pleksilasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlexiglasplexiglass
2Latinplexusplaited, having been plaited, woven, having been...
3Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
4Proto-Italicplektō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-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 →
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