Where does “palmo” come from?
palmo (Ido) comes from Esperanto palmo, from Catalan palma, from Spanish Palma, from Old Spanish palma, from Latin palma, from Proto-Italic pəlmā, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
palmo (Ido): palm branch; palm
Definitions
- palm branch; palm
Ancestry of “palmo”, step by step
palmo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto palmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | palmo | palm tree |
| 2 | Catalan | palma | palm tree; palm leaf; palm of the hand |
| 3 | Spanish | Palma | palm of the hand |
| 4 | Old Spanish | palma | — |
| 5 | Latin | palma | palm of the hand, hand; blade of an oar; palm... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pəlmā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Portuguese palmeira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | palmeira | palm |
| 2 | Portuguese | -eira | female equivalent of -eiro; feminine of -eiro |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -eira | — |
| 4 | Latin | -āria | used to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via French palme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | palme | palm leaf; palm; palm tree |