English

impalm

From im- + palm.

Formed from in- + palm

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’

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Proto-Italic *palamā

Latin palma ‘palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand’

Old English palm ‘palm-tree, palm-branch’

Middle English palme ‘palm (tree)’

English palm

Today it means

verb To grasp or hold in the hand.

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