Where does “palladium” come from?
palladium (Finnish) comes from Latin palladium, from Ancient Greek παλλάδιον, from Ancient Greek Παλλάς, from Ancient Greek πάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic pə́ľľō, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
palladium (Finnish): palladium
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Ancestry of “palladium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | palladium | palladium, one of perhaps several statues of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παλλάδιον | statue of Pallas Athena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Παλλάς | epithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάλλω | to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pə́ľľō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |