Where does “pli” come from?

pli (French) comes 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.

pli (French): fold; pleat; letter

Definitions

  1. fold; pleat; letter

Ancestry of “pli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplierto fold; to fold up; to bend
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →