Where does “plegable” come from?
plegable (Spanish) comes from Spanish plegar, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
plegable (Spanish): folding; foldable
Ancestry of “plegable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | plegar | to fold |
| 2 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |