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Where does “pall” come from?

Pall comes from Old English pæll, from Latin palus meaning stake or pale, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád meaning to fit or join.

pall (English): Senses relating to cloth; Senses relating to...

Definitions

  1. Senses relating to cloth; Senses relating to...

Ancestry of “pall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappalAlternative spelling of appall
2Hungarianappapp, application
3EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
4Middle Englishapplicacioun—
5Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
6Latinapplicātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “pall”

  • tarpaulin
  • pallbearer
  • paletot
  • tarpaulined
  • paulin
  • paltock
  • paltok
  • pallbearing
  • paletò
  • paltò
  • пальто
  • пальто́
  • пальтишко
  • paletot
  • paletó
  • palttoo
  • paletå
  • παλτό
  • bành tô
  • palton
  • پالتو
  • пальто
  • pal'to
  • palto
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →