Where does “palliative” come from?

palliative (Italian) comes from Italian palliativo, from Italian palliare, from Latin palliare, from Latin pallium — cloak; coverlet.

palliative (Italian): feminine plural of palliativo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of palliativo

Ancestry of “palliative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalliativopalliative; stopgap; Temporary or stopgap measure
2Italianpalliareto cloak (with a pallium)
3Latinpalliarepresent active infinitive of palliō; to cover...
4Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet
Every word from Latin pallium →Every word from Latin palliare →Every word from Italian palliare →