Where does “palometa” come from?

palometa (Catalan) comes from Catalan ETA, from Basque eta, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

palometa (Catalan): The green brittlegill, an edible mushroom;...

Definitions

  1. The green brittlegill, an edible mushroom;...

Ancestry of “palometa”, step by step

palometa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ETA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanETAETA Basque nationalist terrorist group
2Basqueetaand; plus, and; upon, after
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Catalan paloma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanpalomaA parasol mushroom, especially the highly edible...
2Vulgar Latinpalumba
3LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti
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