Where does “plică” come from?

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

plică (Romanian): plica

Definitions

  1. plica

Ancestry of “plică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplicasecond-person singular present active imperative...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →