plex– {to fold, to plait, to weave}: amplexicaul, complex, complexion, duplex, fourplex, perplex, plexus, simplex ●unrelated: apoplexy ●same as plait–, play–, ple–, pli–, plic–, ploy–, ply– ||
L plexus & –plexus (with prefixes) (gen. –plicis) : braided, plaited
IE *plek– : to plait, to fold
* Unattested, hypothesized
† Unknown origin
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