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Where does “plekāō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plekāō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plekāō”

  • simply
  • simple
  • application
  • apply
  • employment
  • display
  • reply
  • employ
  • applying
  • explicit
  • explicitly
  • simplicity
  • imply
  • unemployment
  • implicit
  • exploitation
  • employing
  • applicant
  • exploit
  • deployment
  • implicitly
  • multiply
  • replication
  • multiplication
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