Ancient Greek

πάλλω

‘swing, shake, shake loose’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek πάλλω.

15 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek πάλλω, most familiar first.

• palpable ← palpābilis ← palpō
• palladium ← Παλλάδιον ← Παλλάς
• polemic ← polémique ← πολεμικός ← πόλεμος
• palp ← palper ← palpō
• palpitation ← palpitatio ← palpitō ← palpō
• palpate ← palpātus ← palpō
• palpitate ← palpitō ← palpō
• palpebra ← palpō
• palpator ← palpō
• palpebrate ← palpebratus ← palpebra ← palpō
• palynivore ← παλύνω ← πάλη
• palpon ← palpus ← palpō

More words from πάλλω

• polemology
• polemonium
• polemize

Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάλλω