Where does “paleface” come from?
paleface (English) comes from English pale, from Middle English pale, from Old French pal, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
paleface (English): A white person; a person of European descent
Definitions
- A white person; a person of European descent
Ancestry of “paleface”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pale | Light in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint |
| 2 | Middle English | pale | — |
| 3 | Old French | pal | — |
| 4 | Latin | pālus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |