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Where does β€œpalace” come from?

Palace comes from Old French palais, from Latin palatium, named after the Palatium, the Palatine Hill in Rome, possibly from Etruscan πŒšπŒ€πŒ‹πŒ€πŒƒ.

palace (English): Official residence of a head of state or other...

Definitions

  1. Official residence of a head of state or other...

Ancestry of β€œpalace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpaleysA palace; an official ornate dwelling of a high...
2Old Frenchpalaispalace
3Latinpalātiumβ€”
4EtruscanπŒšπŒ€πŒ‹πŒ€πŒƒsky

Words derived from β€œpalace”

  • palacelike
  • palacious
  • minipalace
  • paleass
  • palaceful
  • palace
  • パレス
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