Etymograph

English

replier

From reply + -er.

Formed from reply + -er

Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- ‘to plait’

Latin plicō ‘to fold’

Latin replicō ‘to fold back’

Old French replier ‘to reply’

Middle English replyen

English reply

Today it means

noun One who, or that which, replies.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “replier”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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