Etymology

palmyra

Pal·my·ra
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Today it means: A palm (Borassus flabellifer) with straight black upright trunk and palmate leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes. Full definition →

Portuguese palmeira ← Old Galician-Portuguese -eira ← Latin -āria
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palmyra · noun1

  1. Latin · derived from-āria“-ary: forming feminine nouns including plant names”
  2. Old Galician-Portuguese · derived from-eira“-plant: forming plant names from their fruit”
  3. Portuguese · derived frompalmeira“palm tree”
  4. English todaypalmyra

From Portuguese palmeira (“palm tree”), from palma (“palm, palm tree”) + -eria (“-tree: forming tree names”), from Old Galician-Portuguese -eira (“-plant: forming plant names from their fruit”), from Latin -āria (“-ary: forming feminine nouns including plant names”).

Palmyra · proper noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠαλμύρα
  2. English todayPalmyra

From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra). For more see Palmyra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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