Where does “Palmer” come from?
Palmer comes from Middle English palmer, from Anglo-Norman palmer, from Old French paumier, from Latin palma meaning "palm of the hand" or "palm tree," combined with the Latin agent suffix -arius.
Palmer (English): A placename
Definitions
- A placename
Ancestry of “Palmer”, step by step
Palmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English palmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | palmer | A pilgrim who has been to the Holy Land; Any... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | palmer | — |
| 3 | Old French | paumier | palmer |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | palmarius | palmer; Of or pertaining to palm trees; A palmer |
| 5 | Latin | Palma | palm of the hand, hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |