English
sympelmous
Sympelmous comes from Ancient Greek πέλμα ‘sole of the foot’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to cover, wrap’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-‘to cover, wrap’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pélmn̥reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέλμαpélma‘sole of the foot’
- Englishtodaysympelmous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-‘to cover, wrap’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pélmn̥reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέλμαpélma‘sole of the foot’
- Englishtodaysympelmous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to cover, wrap’
film, felt, simple, simply, push, filter, powder, complain, fold, pulse, pillow, repeal, flaw, pollen, palate, palpable, palladium, compulsive, palatable, pall, expel, repel, propel, wallow, polemic, pelt, peloton, tuple, pollinate, palatal, muffle, apoplexy, pulver, palp, pillion, peplum, interpolate, 62 more
Today it means
adj Of birds: having the tendons of the deep flexors of the toes blended in one before separating to proceed one to each of the four digits.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / sympelmous