Where does “palliativ” come from?

palliativ (German) comes from New Latin palliativus, from Latin palliatus, from Latin pallium — cloak; coverlet.

palliativ (German): palliative

Definitions

  1. palliative

Ancestry of “palliativ”, step by step

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