palmarodistal

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adjective

distal to the palm

OriginEnglish distal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English distaunt →
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Meanings

adjectivepalmarodistal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomydistal to the palm

Origin

  1. Englishpalmaro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  4. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  5. Proto-Italic*dis-
  6. Latindis-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*staējō
  10. Proto-Italic*staēō
  11. Latinstō
  12. Latindistō
  13. Latindistāns
  14. Old Frenchdistant
  15. Middle Englishdistaunt
  16. Englishdistant
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishdistal
  20. Englishpalmarodistal

From palmaro- + distal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with palmarodistal

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APA

palmarodistal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmarodistal

MLA

“palmarodistal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmarodistal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palmarodistal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmarodistal.

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