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

  1. palm branch; palm

Ancestry of “palmo”, step by step

palmo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto palmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopalmopalm tree
2Catalanpalmapalm tree; palm leaf; palm of the hand
3SpanishPalmapalm of the hand
4Old Spanishpalma
5Latinpalmapalm of the hand, hand; blade of an oar; palm...
6Proto-Italicpəlmā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Portuguese palmeira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepalmeirapalm
2Portuguese-eirafemale equivalent of -eiro; feminine of -eiro
3Old Portuguese-eira
4Latin-āriaused to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via French palme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalmepalm leaf; palm; palm tree

Words derived from “palmo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
palmo — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer