Where does “palissade” come from?

palissade (French) comes from Old Occitan palissada, from Old Occitan palissa, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

palissade (French): fence, palisade; stockade

Definitions

  1. fence, palisade; stockade

Ancestry of “palissade”, step by step

palissade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan palissada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpalissada—
2Old Occitanpalissastake
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via French palis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalis—
2OccitanPalís—

Words derived from “palissade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →