Where does “plexus” come from?

plexus (Latin) comes 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.

plexus (Latin): plaited, having been plaited, woven, having been...

Definitions

  1. plaited, having been plaited, woven, having been...

Ancestry of “plexus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
2Proto-Italicplektō
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plexus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-