Where does “kokospalme” come from?

kokospalme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kokos, from German Kokos, from Spanish cocos, from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

kokospalme (Norwegian Bokmål): a coconut palm

Definitions

  1. a coconut palm

Ancestry of “kokospalme”, step by step

kokospalme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kokos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkokoscoconut; a coconut; a coconut palm
2GermanKokosthe flesh of the coconut; its taste; coir; the...
3Spanishcocosplural of coco
4Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
5Russianкоко́сcoconut
6Portuguesecocosplural of coco
7Portuguesecocococonut
8Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
9Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

via Norwegian Bokmål palme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpalmea palm
2Old Norsepalmi
3LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκοςEvery word from Late Latin coccumEvery word from Portuguese coco
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