Where does “palemouth” come from?
palemouth (English) comes from English pale, from Middle English pale, from Old French pal, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
palemouth (English): A species of libellulid dragonfly, Brachydiplax denticauda, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, having a blue abdomen, dark red eyes and yellow mouthparts
Definitions
- A species of libellulid dragonfly, Brachydiplax denticauda, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, having a blue abdomen, dark red eyes and yellow mouthparts
Ancestry of “palemouth”, step by step
palemouth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pale | Light in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint |
| 2 | Middle English | pale | — |
| 3 | Old French | pal | — |
| 4 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via English mouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mouth | The opening of a creature through which food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | mouþ | Alternative form of mouth |
| 3 | Old English | mūþ | mouth, opening, door, gate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *munþ | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |