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
- Appearing weak, pale, or wan
Ancestry of “pallid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pallidus | pale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale... |
| 2 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
Words derived from “pallid”