palpo
Latin
verb
Definitions
- I touch softly, stroke, pat.
- (by extension) I caress, flatter, coax, wheedle; soothe.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *pal- (shake, swing, touch, feel).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pal-
Gloss
shake, swing, touch, feel
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🤝
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fumble English
- fumblefingers English
- fumbler English
- fumblesome English
- fumblest English
- fumbleth English
- outfumble English
- papilio Latin
- poples Latin
- befummeln German
- fummelig German
- fummeln German
- fommelen Dutch, Flemish
- πάλλω Ancient Greek
- παλτός Ancient Greek
- ἀναπάλλω Ancient Greek
- *kʷekʷlóm Proto-Indo-European
- *pal- Proto-Indo-European
- *fōlijaną Proto-Germanic
- fēlan Old English
- gefelan Old English
- felen Middle English
- fálma Old Norse
- fálma Icelandic
- fommeln Low German
- *pə́ľľō Proto-Hellenic