Where does “Plexiglas” come from?

Plexiglas (German) comes 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.

Plexiglas (German): plexiglass

Definitions

  1. plexiglass

Ancestry of “Plexiglas”, step by step

Plexiglas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin plexus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplexusplaited, having been plaited, woven, having been...
2Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
3Proto-Italicplektō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglasglass
2Old High Germanglas—
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “Plexiglas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →
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