Where does “ploi” come from?

ploi (Old French) comes 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.

ploi (Old French): fold

Definitions

  1. fold

Ancestry of “ploi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchploiierto fold
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “ploi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →