Where does “Pallas” come from?

Pallas comes from Ancient Greek Παλλάς, derived from the verb πάλλω meaning "to shake or brandish," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pel- meaning "to thrust or drive."

Pallas (English): an asteroid

Definitions

  1. an asteroid

Ancestry of “Pallas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠαλλάςepithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom;...
2Ancient Greekπάλλωto poise or sway a missile before it is thrown;...
3Proto-Hellenicpə́ľľō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Pallas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pə́ľľō →Every word from Ancient Greek πάλλω →