English
palmito
Palmito comes from Spanish palmito ‘heart of palm’, 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 tree’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500same form
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘palm of the hand’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentpalmito‘heart of palm’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 tree’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500same form
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘palm of the hand’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentpalmito‘heart of palm’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’
field, floor, explain, plane, explanation, plain, clan, archipelago, playa, explanatory, fluke, placenta, planar, esplanade, flounder, placate, plantar, implacable, pelagic, lech, flay, polonium, palatine, veld, llano, floe, planta, purdah, 46 more
through Latin palma ‘palm tree’
palmer, parma, napalm, palmar, 6 more
through Spanish palma ‘palm of the hand’
through Spanish palmito ‘heart of palm’
Today it means
noun Synonym of heart of palm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- / palmito