Where does “padula” come from?

padula (Neapolitan) comes from Late Latin padūlis, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

padula (Neapolitan): swamp, marsh

Definitions

  1. swamp, marsh

Ancestry of “padula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpadūlis
2Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
3Proto-Italicpākslos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-