Etymograph

English

parma

From parmigiana.

Another origin of parma

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥h₂meh₂uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*palamāuncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalma‘hand’uncertain
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalmula‘the palm of the hand’uncertain
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparmula‘a small round shield’uncertain
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparma‘a parma’
  8. Englishtodayparma

Today it means

noun A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “parma”. 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.

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