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Where does “palmatus” come from?

palmatus (Latin) comes 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.

palmatus (Latin): decorated with palm branches; palmate

Definitions

  1. decorated with palm branches; palmate

Ancestry of “palmatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPalma—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “palmatus”

  • palmate
  • palmated
  • palmately
  • semipalmated
  • totipalmate
  • costapalmate
  • semipalmate
  • palmatilobed
  • bipalmate
  • nonpalmate
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