Where does “palladju” come from?
palladju (Maltese) comes from Italian palladio, from Latin palladium, from Ancient Greek παλλάδιον, from Ancient Greek Παλλάς, from Ancient Greek πάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic pə́ľľō, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
palladju (Maltese): palladium
Definitions
- palladium
Ancestry of “palladju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | palladio | Palladian |
| 2 | Latin | palladium | palladium, one of perhaps several statues of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παλλάδιον | statue of Pallas Athena |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Παλλάς | epithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάλλω | to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pə́ľľō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |