Where does “pliaunt” come from?
pliaunt (Middle English) comes from Old French ploiant, from Old French ploiier, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “pliaunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ploiant | — |
| 2 | Old French | ploiier | to fold |
| 3 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “pliaunt”