Where does “palis-” come from?
palis- (Finnish) comes from Romanian păli, from French pâlir, from Old French palir, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
Ancestry of “palis-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | păli | to burn; to wither, grow dim, fade; to hit,... |
| 2 | French | pâlir | to pale; to fade; to fade |
| 3 | Old French | palir | to grow pale, to make pale |
| 4 | Old French | pale | pale, whitish or having little color |
| 5 | Latin | pallidus | pale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale... |
| 6 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |