Where does “-plex” come from?

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

-plex (Latin): -fold

Definitions

  1. -fold

Ancestry of “-plex”, 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 “-plex”

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