From Latin Palladius ("of or relating to Pallas") -an. Palladius is derived from Pallas (from Ancient Greek Παλλάς ("epithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom"), from παλλακίς, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *parikeh₂ ("concubine; wanton woman")) + -ius.
From Italian Palladio, the surname of Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) -an.
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