Where does “palmo” come from?

palmo (Portuguese) comes from Latin palmus, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂m- — palm of the hand.

palmo (Portuguese): handspan

Definitions

  1. handspan

Ancestry of “palmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalmuspalm; palm, the Roman palm of about 7.4cm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂m-palm of the hand

Words derived from “palmo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂m- →Every word from Latin palmus →