Etymology

midpalate

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Today it means: In winetasting, the period between the initial taste and swallowing. Full definition →

English palate ← Middle English palate ← Old French palat
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  14. Latinpalātum
  15. Old Frenchpalat
  16. Middle Englishpalate
  17. Englishpalate
  18. English todaymidpalate

From mid- + palate.

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