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Where does “paladar” come from?

paladar (Chavacano) comes from Spanish paladar, from Vulgar Latin *palātārem, from Latin palātum, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

paladar (Chavacano): palate

Definitions

  1. palate

Ancestry of “paladar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpaladarpalate; A small family-run restaurant in a Cuban...
2Vulgar Latin*palātārem—
3Latinpalātum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →