Where does “palisumi” come from?
palisumi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto paliso, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
palisumi (Esperanto): to impale
Definitions
- to impale
Ancestry of “palisumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | paliso | stake piece of wood sharpened to a point on one end |
| 2 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |