pleḱ-

“to plait, weave, fold”

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Source of Latin plicāre, plectere, English complex, ply, fold

Root for plaiting and folding, yielding Latin plicāre and English complex, complicate, ply, perplex.

dheh₁-bʰr-“skillful maker, builder”dʰeyǵʰ-₂“to form from clay, build”h₁ew-mn̥“a putting on, wearing of clothes”h₁weg-“to weave, move in woven path”h₂erh₁-“to fit together, join”meh₂-k-“to knead, press, form”pewk-₃“to be hairy, to grow wool”plek-₂“to plait, weave (variant)”