Where does “palliativo” come from?

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

palliativo (Italian): palliative; stopgap; Temporary or stopgap measure

Definitions

  1. palliative; stopgap; Temporary or stopgap measure

Ancestry of “palliativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalliareto cloak (with a pallium)
2Latinpalliarepresent active infinitive of palliō; to cover...
3Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet

Words derived from “palliativo”

Every word from Latin pallium →Every word from Latin palliare →Every word from Italian palliare →