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Where does “palladium” come from?

palladium (Dutch) comes from English palladium, from Latin palladium, from Ancient Greek παλλάδιον, from Ancient Greek Παλλάς, from Ancient Greek πάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic pə́ľľō, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palladium (Dutch): palladium; palladium, safeguard

Definitions

  1. palladium; palladium, safeguard

Ancestry of “palladium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalladiumA safeguard; A chemical element with an atomic...
2Latinpalladiumpalladium, one of perhaps several statues of...
3Ancient Greekπαλλάδιονstatue of Pallas Athena
4Ancient GreekΠαλλάςepithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom;...
5Ancient Greekπάλλωto poise or sway a missile before it is thrown;...
6Proto-Hellenicpə́ľľō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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