Where does “plissera” come from?
plissera (Swedish) comes from French plisser, 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.
plissera (Swedish): to pleat
Ancestry of “plissera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plisser | to fold over, pleat; to wrinkle, crease, pucker,... |
| 2 | French | pli | fold; pleat; letter |
| 3 | French | plier | to fold; to fold up; to bend |
| 4 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “plissera”