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
- plural of palp
Ancestry of “palps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palp | A pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in... |
| 2 | Latin | palpō | to touch softly, stroke, pat |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |