Where does “palimpsest” come from?

palimpsest (Welsh) comes from English palimpsest, from Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος, from Ancient Greek πάλιν, from Ancient Greek πάλις, from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥His, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

palimpsest (Welsh): palimpsest

Definitions

  1. palimpsest

Ancestry of “palimpsest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalimpsestA manuscript or document that has been erased or...
2LatinpalimpsēstusA palimpsest; a manuscript scraped clean for reuse
3Ancient Greekπαλίμψηστοςscratched or scraped again
4Ancient Greekπάλινback, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,...
5Ancient Greekπάλις
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷl̥His
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥HisEvery word from Ancient Greek πάλις