Where does “palliatif” come from?

palliatif (French) comes from New Latin palliativus, from Latin palliatus, from Latin pallium — cloak; coverlet.

palliatif (French): palliative

Definitions

  1. palliative

Ancestry of “palliatif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpalliativus—
2Latinpalliatusdressed in a pallium, cloaked; covered, protected
3Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet

Words derived from “palliatif”

Every word from Latin pallium →Every word from Latin palliatus →Every word from New Latin palliativus →