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Where does “palps” come from?

palps (English) comes from English palp, from Latin palpō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

palps (English): plural of palp

Definitions

  1. plural of palp

Ancestry of “palps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalpA pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in...
2Latinpalpō—
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →