Palmar
/ˈpæl.mər/noun
Relating to the palm of the hand or, in anatomy, the side of the hand opposite the back.
Did you know?Palmar ultimately comes from Latin *palma*, “palm of the hand,” a word also used for the palm tree because its fan-shaped leaves were likened to an open hand.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pel-
“To spread or flatly extend”
Latin
Latin
palma
“The palm of the hand; also a palm tree”
Late Latin
Latin
palmārius
“Of or belonging to the palm”
Old French
Old French
palmaire
“Pertaining to the palm”
Middle English
English
palmar
“Relating to the palm of the hand”
Modern English
English
palmar
“Relating to the palm of the hand”