palatum

Meaning

  1. (declension-2, literally) palate (roof of the mouth)
  2. (declension-2, literally) palate (roof of the mouth)
  3. (declension-2) something resembling the palate; vault

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Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
[paˈɫaː.tũː]
Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-os, from *pleh₂- (“flat, wide”). Perhaps connected to Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃𐌖𐌌 (faladum, “sky”), according to Michael L. Weiss.

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