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