Roots/*pleyḱ-₂pleyḱ-₂“to fold, interweave”Widely acceptedcraftingfoldingSource of Latin plicāre, Englishply, apply, reply, complexRoot for folding, yielding Latin plicāre and English ply, apply, reply, complex, complicate.Related Rootsdheh₁-bʰr-“skillful maker, builder”dʰeyǵʰ-₂“to form from clay, build”h₂erh₁-“to fit together, join”meh₂-k-“to knead, press, form”plek-₂“to plait, weave (variant)”pleḱ-“to plait, weave, fold”sew-mn̥“that which is sewn, seam”skep-“to scratch, scrape, cut”related entrySee also: pleyk-2 related