Plaited
/ˈpleɪtɪd/noun
Made by interweaving strands or folds, especially in a braid.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Old French *pleit*, meaning a fold or pleat, from Latin *plicare* “to fold,” the same root behind *complicate*, *duplicate*, and *implicate*—all words built on the idea of things being folded together.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
plicāre
“to fold, bend, or weave together”
Late Latin
Latin
plicātus
“folded”
Old French
Old French
pleit
“a fold, pleat”
Middle English
English
plaiten
“to braid or fold together”
Modern English
English
plaited
“braided or arranged in interwoven strands”