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Where does “palletisable” come from?

palletisable (English) comes from English palletise, from English pallet, from Middle English palet, from Anglo-Norman palete, from Old Norse pallr, from Middle Low German palle, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos — to attach.

palletisable (English): Alternative spelling of palletizable

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of palletizable

Ancestry of “palletisable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalletiseTo place on a pallet or pallets
2EnglishpalletA portable platform, usually designed to be...
3Middle EnglishpaletAlternative form of palate
4Anglo-Normanpalete—
5Old Norsepallr—
6Middle Low Germanpalle—
7Latinpālus—
8Proto-Italicpākslos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
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