Etymology of the English word palimony
the English word
palimonyderived from the English word
alimonyderived from the Latin word
alimonia (food, nourishment; feeding)
derived from the Latin word
alere (feed, nourish, rear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-derived from the English word
palderived from the Latin word
pallium (cloak; cover, coverlet; Greek cloak)
Usage
Word found in Modern English