Plexus
/ˈplɛk.səs/noun
A network or interwoven arrangement of nerves, vessels, or fibers.
Did you know?The same Latin root behind *plexus* also gave English words like *complex* and *perplex*, all built on the image of threads being twisted, folded, or tangled together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*plek-
“to plait, weave, braid”
Latin
Latin
plectere
“to braid, weave, entwine”
Latin
Latin
plexus
“interwoven, entwined; a braid or network”
Late Latin
Latin
plexus
“a network of nerves or vessels”
Modern English
English
plexus
“a network of interlacing nerves, vessels, or fibers”