Where does “palimpsestic” come from?
palimpsestic (English) comes from English palimpsest, from Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος, from Ancient Greek πάλιν, from Ancient Greek πάλις, from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥His, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
palimpsestic (English): Relating to palimpsests
Definitions
- Relating to palimpsests
Ancestry of “palimpsestic”, step by step
palimpsestic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English palimpsest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palimpsest | A manuscript or document that has been erased or... |
| 2 | Latin | palimpsēstus | A palimpsest; a manuscript scraped clean for reuse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παλίμψηστος | scratched or scraped again |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάλιν | back, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάλις | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷl̥His | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |