Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “piegabile” come from?

piegabile (Italian) comes from Italian piegare, from Latin plicare, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

piegabile (Italian): folding; pliable, foldable

Definitions

  1. folding; pliable, foldable

Ancestry of “piegabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiegareto fold; to fold up; to bend
2Latinplicarepresent active infinitive of plicō; second-person...
3LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
4Proto-Italicplekāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →