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Where does “pliseerata” come from?

pliseerata (Finnish) comes from Swedish plissera, from French plisser, from French pli, from French plier, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pliseerata (Finnish): Synonym of vekata

Definitions

  1. Synonym of vekata

Ancestry of “pliseerata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishplisserato pleat
2Frenchplisserto fold over, pleat; to wrinkle, crease, pucker,...
3Frenchplifold; pleat; letter
4Frenchplierto fold; to fold up; to bend
5Latinplicō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pliseerata”

  • pliseeraus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →