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Where does “paluster” come from?

paluster (Latin) comes from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

paluster (Latin): swampy, marshy; boggy

Definitions

  1. swampy, marshy; boggy

Ancestry of “paluster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpālus—
2Proto-Italicpākslos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “paluster”

  • palustre
  • semipalustre
  • palustre
  • palustre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →