Where does “plaissier” come from?

plaissier (Old French) comes from Late Latin plaxus, from Latin plexus, 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.

plaissier (Old French): to dispute; to contest; to quarrel; to argue

Definitions

  1. to dispute; to contest; to quarrel; to argue

Ancestry of “plaissier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinplaxus—
2Latinplexusplaited, having been plaited, woven, having been...
3Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
4Proto-Italicplektō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plaissier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic plektō →