Where does “plecterem” come from?

plecterem (Latin) comes from Latin plecto, from Proto-Italic plektō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plecterem (Latin): first-person singular imperfect active...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular imperfect active...

Ancestry of “plecterem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinplectoI plait, weave, braid; I twist, bend, turn; I...
2Proto-Italicplektō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic plektō →