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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

Definitions

  1. to pleat

Ancestry of “plissera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplisserto fold over, pleat; to wrinkle, crease, pucker,...
2Frenchplifold; pleat; letter
3Frenchplierto fold; to fold up; to bend
4Latinplicō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plissera”

  • pliseeraus
  • pliseerata
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