Etymology

palatial

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Today it means: Of or relating to a palace. Full definition →

French palatial ← Latin palātium
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompalātium“a palace”
  2. French · borrowed frompalatial
  3. English todaypalatial

Borrowed from French palatial, formed from the root of Latin palātium (“a palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine Hill”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpalātium all →

palacepalazzoPfalz

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