Where does “plecto” come from?

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

plecto (Latin): to plait, weave, braid

Definitions

  1. to plait, weave, braid

Ancestry of “plecto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicplektō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plecto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →