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
Ancestry of “palmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | palmo | span; palm |
| 2 | Latin | palmus | palm; palm, the Roman palm of about 7.4cm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂m- | palm of the hand |