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Where does “palmar” come from?

Palmar comes from Latin palmaris, formed from palma meaning palm of the hand, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-.

palmar (English): Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or...

Ancestry of “palmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpalmarisMeasuring the length, width or breadth of a hand...
2LatinPalma—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “palmar”

  • dorsopalmar
  • radiopalmar
  • lateropalmar
  • posteropalmar
  • distopalmar
  • dorsopalmarly
  • nonpalmar
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