English
plexiform
Plexiform comes from Latin plexus ‘braid’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- ‘to fold, plait, weave’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleḱ-‘to fold, plait, weave’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plektōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplectō‘to plait, braid, interweave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEplexus‘braid’
- Englishtodayplexiform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleḱ-‘to fold, plait, weave’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plektōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplectō‘to plait, braid, interweave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEplexus‘braid’
- Englishtodayplexiform
Formed from plexus ‘braid’ + -iform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- ‘to fold, plait, weave’
apply, display, employment, reply, employ, explicit, imply, exploitation, deploy, replica, exploit, fiasco, implicit, complication, complicate, accomplice, flax, ploy, flack, ply, complicity, inexplicable, implicate, supple, supplication, pliable, triplicate, flagon, pliant, splay, explication, 33 more
through Latin plectō ‘to plait, braid, interweave’
through Latin plexus ‘braid’
Today it means
adj Having the form of a plexus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- / plexiform