Where does “palmeto” come from?

palmeto (Italian) comes from Italian palma, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palmeto (Italian): palm grove

Definitions

  1. palm grove

Ancestry of “palmeto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalmapalm tree, palm; palm
2LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m- →
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