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
- A safeguard; A chemical element with an atomic...
Ancestry of “palladium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | palladium | palladium, one of perhaps several statues of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παλλάδιον | statue of Pallas Athena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Παλλάς | epithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάλλω | to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pə́ľľō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |