plico

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) I fold, bend or flex; I roll up
  • (late, non classical meaning) (transitive) I arrive (this meaning comes from sailors, for whom the folding of a ship’s sails meant arrival on land)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Italic *plekō derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (weave, plait, fold, twine, braid), *pleḱ- (weave, plait, fold, twine, braid).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pleḱ-

Gloss

weave, plait, fold, twine, braid

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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