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Where does “palladium” come from?

Palladium comes from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιον, derived from the verb πάλλω meaning to shake or brandish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pel- meaning to drive or thrust.

palladium (English): A safeguard; A chemical element with an atomic...

Definitions

  1. A safeguard; A chemical element with an atomic...

Ancestry of “palladium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalladiumpalladium, one of perhaps several statues of...
2Ancient Greekπαλλάδιονstatue of Pallas Athena
3Ancient GreekΠαλλάςepithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom;...
4Ancient Greekπάλλωto poise or sway a missile before it is thrown;...
5Proto-Hellenicpə́ľľō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “palladium”

  • palladia
  • palladian
  • palladious
  • palladous
  • dipalladium
  • organopalladium
  • allylpalladium
  • palladic
  • palladoan
  • palladiumize
  • radiopalladium
  • palladiferous
  • palladide
  • palladium
  • paladium
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