English
palmigrade
Palmigrade comes from Latin palma ‘palm of the hand’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥h₂meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*palamāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalma‘palm of the hand’
- Englishtodaypalmigrade
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥h₂meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*palamāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalma‘palm of the hand’
- Englishtodaypalmigrade
Formed from palma ‘palm of the hand’ + -grade ‘means of walking’
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’
field, floor, explain, plane, explanation, plain, clan, archipelago, explanatory, playa, fluke, placenta, planar, placate, plantar, flounder, implacable, pelagic, lech, esplanade, flay, palatine, polonium, veld, llano, floe, planta, purdah, 46 more
through Proto-Italic *palamā
through Latin palma ‘palm of the hand’
Today it means
adj Putting the whole foot on the ground when walking, like some mammals do.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- / palmigrade