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Etymology of the French word plier

the Old French word plier
derived from the Late Latin word plicare (to fold; fold , bend, flex; multiply by X , X-tuple; add together)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plek-

Derivations in French

déplier, pliable, pliant, pliage, pliement, plieur, plie-ligne, pli, plioir, pliure

Derivations in other languages

Romanian plia

Cognates

Italian piegare, Portuguese pregar, Provençal plegar, Spanish plegar

Usage

Word found in Old French



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