Where does “plessier” come from?

plessier (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.

plessier (Old French): to bend; to plash

Definitions

  1. to bend; to plash

Ancestry of “plessier”, 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 “plessier”

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