pallet

pallet · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived frompalea“chaff”
2. Old French · derived frompaille“straw, chaff”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frompaillete“bundle of straw”
4. Middle English · inherited frompaillet
5. English todaypallet

From Middle English paillet, from Anglo-Norman paillete (“bundle of straw”), from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”).

pallet · noun²

1. Latin · derived frompalla“a strip of cloth”
2. Middle French · derived from*palet
3. Middle English · inherited from*palet
4. English todaypallet

Said to be from Middle English *palet, from Middle French *palet, from Middle French pal (“pale”), ultimately from Latin palla (“a strip of cloth”).

pallet · noun³

1. French · learned borrowing frompalette
2. French · learned borrowing frompalette
3. English todaypallet

Learned borrowing from French palette.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 1627 A Parisian measure of blood let; a cup containing three ounces, formerly used by surgeons.