Etymograph

English

palatelike

Palatelike comes from Old French palat ‘palate’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pel-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-1uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-os1uncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātum1‘palate’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400palat1‘palate’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500palate1‘the palate’
  6. English1500–presentpalate1
  7. Englishtodaypalatelike1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English palatelike

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-Wiktionary, English palatelikeuncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-osWiktionary, English palatelikeuncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātumWiktionary, English palatelike‘palate’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400palatWiktionary, English palatelike‘palate’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500palateWiktionary, English palatelike‘the palate’
  6. English1500–presentpalateWiktionary, English palatelike
  7. EnglishtodaypalatelikeWiktionary, English palatelike

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pel-

film, simple, simply, felt, push, powder, filter, complain, fold, pulse, pillow, repeal, pollen, flaw, compulsive, expel, repel, propel, palpable, palladium, pelt, polemic, wallow, peloton, pall, tuple, muffle, apoplexy, peplum, pulver, pollinate, pillion, palp, interpolate, 64 more

through English palate

palatable, 6 more

Today it means

adj Resembling or characteristic of a palate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “palatelike”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / palatelike

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