Latin

palus

‘marsh’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin palus.

28 English words in this record descend from Latin palus, most familiar first.

• travel ← travail ← travail ← travailler ← *tripāliāre
• pole ← pāl ← *pāl ← *pālu
• pale ← pal
• peel ← pel
• palisade ← palissade ← palissada
• travail ← travaillerdeverb. ← *tripāliāre ← tripālium ← tripālis
• impale ← impālāre
• pawl ← pal ← pal ← pal
• palus
• travois ← travawy ← travail ← travail ← travail
• balise ← baliza ← *palitium
• balize ← balise ← baliza ← *palitium

More words from palus

• impaludism
• paludism
• paludal
• palustral
• palude
• paludose
• paludicolous
• paludicole
• paludina
• paludine
• paludinous
• palification
• palulus
• paludarium
• paludic
• polink

Etymograph / Latin palus