Etymograph

English

palude

Palude comes from Latin palūs.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalūs
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400palu
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400palude
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘marsh’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalūs
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400palu
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400palude
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘marsh’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Reinforced (and with pronunciation influenced) by French palude, palud and Italian palude.

Linked words

through Latin palūs

travel, pole, peel, pale, travail, palisade, 21 more

Today it means

noun A marsh or swamp.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin palūs / palude

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