Where does “pallissa” come from?
pallissa (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan palissa, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
pallissa (Catalan): beating
Definitions
- beating
Ancestry of “pallissa”, step by step
pallissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan palissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | palissa | stake |
| 2 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |