Where does “plicui” come from?

plicui (Romanian) comes from Romanian plic, from Greek πλίκος, from Italian plico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plicui (Romanian): to put something in an envelope

Definitions

  1. to put something in an envelope

Ancestry of “plicui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplicenvelope wrapper for mailing
2Greekπλίκος—
3Italianplicoparcel, packet; cover
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-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 →