Why is the palm of your hand called the 'palm' of your hand? Anything to do with palmtree?
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Yes. The English word goes back to the Latin word "palma" which was used for both the inner surface of the hand and the palm tree.
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Actually, this is the other way around. The palm tree is named after the palm of the hand.
Have u ever seen a palm leaf? Now look at your hand.
Palm which means "tropical tree," comes from the old English word "palma" and old French word "palme", however, both from the Latin "palma".
"palm tree" is so called from the shape of its leaves, like fingers of a hand & hence the name "palm" (hand).
The actual word "palm" travelled early to northern Europe, where the tree does not grow, but it travelled via Christianity (e.g. old English "palm-sunnandæg" which means "Palm Sunday").
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