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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
PALATE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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PALATE,
the roof of the mouth, taste, relish. (F.,—L.) In Cor.
ii. 1. 61. M.E. palet (a better form would have been palat),
Wyclif, Lament. iv. 4; Prompt. Parv. p. 378.—O.F. palat, a form
found in the 14th century; see Littré.—Lat. palatum, the
palate. Root uncertain. ¶
The mod. F. palais answers to a Low Lat. palatium, which seems to have been used
by mistake for palatum. See remarks in Max Müller, Lect. on Lang.
ii. 276. Der. palat-al, palat-able, palat-abl-y. Also
palate, verb, Cor. iii. 1. 104. [†]
ADDENDA
We also find M.E. palase,
the palate, Cath. Angl. p. 396, s.v. tunge. This is precisely
F. palais.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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