Where does “palliardise” come from?

palliardise (English) comes from English palliard, from Old French paillard, from Old French paille, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palliardise (English): Fornication, lechery

Definitions

  1. Fornication, lechery

Ancestry of “palliardise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpalliarda beggar or vagrant, especially a professional...
2Old Frenchpaillard—
3Old Frenchpaillestraw, chaff
4Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Old French paille →
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