plait

English

/pleɪt/

noun

Definitions

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pleit derived from pleit (fold, pleat) derived from Latin plectō.

Origin

Latin

plectō

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

plaiter English
plaitless English
ply English
replait English
unplait English
circumplecto Latin
complector Latin
plectō Latin
сплести Russian
сплетать Russian
*flehtaną Proto-Germanic
pleit Middle English
flétta Old Norse
fletning Danish
flette Danish
flætta Old Swedish
pleit xno
pli xno