Where does “pliegue” come from?

pliegue (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.

pliegue (Spanish): a fold or crease; a pleat, tuck

Definitions

  1. a fold or crease; a pleat, tuck

Ancestry of “pliegue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplegarto fold
2Latinplicāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pliegue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicāre →