Where does “doblegable” come from?

doblegable (Spanish) comes from Spanish doblegar, from Catalan doblegar, from Latin duplicō, from Latin duplex, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

doblegable (Spanish): flexible, pliant

Definitions

  1. flexible, pliant

Ancestry of “doblegable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdoblegarto bring down, vanquish, conquer, topple, defeat;...
2Catalandoblegarto fold, bend
3Latinduplicōto double, multiply by two, duplicate; repeat; enlarge, increase, exaggerate
4Latinduplextwofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous
5LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
6Proto-Italicplekāō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-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 Proto-Italic plekāō