Where does “plusmarquista” come from?
plusmarquista (Spanish) comes from Catalan plusmarca, from Latin -plus, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
plusmarquista (Spanish): record holder
Definitions
- record holder
Ancestry of “plusmarquista”, step by step
plusmarquista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan plusmarca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | plusmarca | record |
| 2 | Latin | -plus | -fold |
| 3 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Spanish plusmarca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | plusmarca | record |