Where does “paladar” come from?
paladar (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan paladar, from Vulgar Latin *palātārem, from Latin palātum, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
paladar (Catalan): palate
Definitions
- palate
Ancestry of “paladar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | paladar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *palātārem | — |
| 3 | Latin | palātum | palate roof of the mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |