Where does “pallid” come from?

Pallid comes from Latin pallidus, formed with the suffix -idus from the Proto-Indo-European root pel- meaning to be pale or whitish.

pallid (English): Appearing weak, pale, or wan

Definitions

  1. Appearing weak, pale, or wan

Ancestry of “pallid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “pallid”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin pallidus →