Where does “plia” come from?

plia (Romanian) comes from French plier, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plia (Romanian): to fold

Definitions

to fold

Ancestry of “plia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	plier	to fold; to fold up; to bend
2	Latin	plicō	to fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3	Proto-Indo-European	pleḱ-	to fold, plait, weave
4	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plia”

pliere

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