Where does “palus” come from?

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

palus (English): A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin...

Definitions

  1. A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin...

Ancestry of “palus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
2Proto-Italicpākslos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “palus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-