palatic

palatic

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-?
Proto-Indo-European *pel-?
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder.
Latin palātumder.
Old French palatbor.
Middle English palate
English palate
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English palatic

    From palate + -ic.

    Noun

    palatic (plural palatics)

    1. (anatomy, linguistics, archaic) A palatal.

    Adjective

    palatic (not comparable)

    1. (anatomy, linguistics, archaic) palatal; palatine

    References

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    Adjective

    palatic (comparative more palatic, superlative most palatic)

    1. (Geordie) Syncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”).

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