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Where does “paludal” come from?

paludal (English) comes from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

paludal (English): pertaining to marshes, marshy, palustral,...

Definitions

  1. pertaining to marshes, marshy, palustral,...

Ancestry of “paludal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpālus—
2Proto-Italicpākslos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →