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Where does “plicare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plicare”, step by step

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