Where does “perplexe” come from?
perplexe (French) comes from Latin perplexus, from Latin plectere, from Latin plecto, from Proto-Italic plektō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
perplexe (French): puzzled, perplexed
Ancestry of “perplexe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perplexus | entangled, involved, intricate, confused;... |
| 2 | Latin | plectere | present active infinitive of plectō;... |
| 3 | Latin | plecto | I plait, weave, braid; I twist, bend, turn; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plektō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “perplexe”