Where does “plisser” come from?

plisser (French) comes 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.

plisser (French): to fold over, pleat; to wrinkle, crease, pucker,...

Definitions

  1. to fold over, pleat; to wrinkle, crease, pucker,...

Ancestry of “plisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplifold; pleat; letter
2Frenchplierto fold; to fold up; to bend
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plisser”

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