Where does “pallidus” come from?

pallidus (Latin) comes from Latin palleō, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pallidus (Latin): pale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...

Definitions

  1. pale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...

Ancestry of “pallidus”, step by step

pallidus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin palleō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalleōto be pale; to turn pale, blanch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-Indo-European pelh-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-pale, gray

Words derived from “pallidus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →