Etymology

palmer

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Today it means: A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary. Full definition →

Middle English palmer ← Anglo-Norman palmer ← Old French paumier
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palmer · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · derived frompalmārius“palmer”
  2. Old French · derived frompaumier“palmer”
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived frompalmer
  4. Middle English · inherited frompalmer
  5. English todaypalmer

From Middle English palmer, from Anglo-Norman palmer, from Old French paumier (“palmer”), from Medieval Latin palmārius (“palmer”), from palma (“palm tree”).

palmer · noun2

From noun.

palmer · noun3

From the transitive verb to palm.

Palmer · proper noun4

  1. Middle English · derived frompalmer“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”
  2. English todayPalmer

From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.

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