Where does “palmi” come from?

palmi (Italian) comes from Italian palmo, from Latin palmus, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂m- — palm of the hand.

palmi (Italian): plural of palmo

Definitions

  1. plural of palmo

Ancestry of “palmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalmospan; palm
2Latinpalmuspalm; palm, the Roman palm of about 7.4cm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂m-palm of the hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂m- →Every word from Latin palmus →Every word from Italian palmo →