Where does “palliative” come from?

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

palliative (French): feminine singular of palliatif

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of palliatif

Ancestry of “palliative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalliatifpalliative
2New Latinpalliativus—
3Latinpalliatusdressed in a pallium, cloaked; covered, protected
4Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet
Every word from Latin pallium →Every word from Latin palliatus →Every word from New Latin palliativus →