Where does “apelmazar” come from?
apelmazar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelmazo, from Spanish pelma, from English Palm, from Middle English palme, from Old French palme, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
apelmazar (Spanish): to compact; to go lumpy, to clump together
Definitions
- to compact; to go lumpy, to clump together
Ancestry of “apelmazar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pelmazo | Augmentative of pelma; great bore |
| 2 | Spanish | pelma | bore |
| 3 | English | Palm | Alternative letter-case form of palm |
| 4 | Middle English | palme | palm |
| 5 | Old French | palme | palm leaf; Alternative form of paume |
| 6 | Latin | Palma | palm of the hand, hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |