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Where does “plaxus” come from?

plaxus (Late Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “plaxus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plaxus”

  • pleached
  • pleach
  • self-pleached
  • impleach
  • plaisshen
  • pleshe
  • plesshen
  • plasshen
  • pleche
  • plechen
  • plessier
  • plaissier
  • plessier
  • plesser
  • plescer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →