pleḱ-tó-

“woven, plaited”

Widely acceptedtextilestructure

Source of Latin plexus, English complex, perplex, plexus

Past participle of the weave root, yielding Latin plexus and English complex, perplex, plexus.

dew-k-mn̥“that which leads, duct”h₁ew-mn̥“a putting on, wearing of clothes”h₁weg-“to weave, move in woven path”h₂eḱ-s-mn̥-₂“an axis, pivot, hub”h₂eḱ-s-yó-“worthy, of great value”pewk-₃“to be hairy, to grow wool”plek-₂“to plait, weave (variant)”pleyḱ-“to tear, pluck”