Where does “plecăciune” come from?
plecăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian pleca, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
plecăciune (Romanian): bow
Ancestry of “plecăciune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | pleca | to leave, depart; to bow |
| 2 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |