palliation
The origin and history of palliation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French palliation, from Latin palliare ("to cloak; to conceal"), from Latin pallium ("cloak"). Looked at another way, it can be broken down as palliate plus -ion.
The origin and history of palliation.
Borrowed from Middle French palliation, from Latin palliare ("to cloak; to conceal"), from Latin pallium ("cloak"). Looked at another way, it can be broken down as palliate plus -ion.
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