Etymology

palato-

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the palate. Full definition →

Latin palātum ← Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-os
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. English todaypalato-

Derived from Latin palātum (“the palate”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpalātum all →

paladar

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.