Etymology

mesopallium

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Today it means: The middle part of the pallium Full definition →

English pallium ← Latin pallium ← Proto-Indo-European *pel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  9. Latinpallium
  10. Englishpallium
  11. English todaymesopallium

From meso- + pallium.

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