Where does “pliu” come from?

pliu (Romanian) comes from French pli, 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.

pliu (Romanian): crease

Definitions

  1. crease

Ancestry of “pliu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplifold; pleat; letter
2Frenchplierto fold; to fold up; to bend
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-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 →