Where does “plico” come from?

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

plico (Italian): parcel, packet; cover

Definitions

  1. parcel, packet; cover

Ancestry of “plico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plico”

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