Where does “palminess” come from?
palminess (English) comes from English palmy, from English Palm, from Middle English palme, from Old French palme, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
palminess (English): Quality of being palmy
Definitions
- Quality of being palmy
Ancestry of “palminess”, step by step
palminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English palmy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palmy | Made out of palm leaves or palm sap; Of, related... |
| 2 | English | Palm | Alternative letter-case form of palm |
| 3 | Middle English | palme | palm |
| 4 | Old French | palme | palm leaf; Alternative form of paume |
| 5 | Latin | Palma | palm of the hand, hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |