Where does “pallour” come from?

pallour (Middle English) comes from Old French palor, from Latin pallor, from Latin palleō, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pallour (Middle English): paleness

Definitions

paleness

Ancestry of “pallour”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	palor	paleness, pallor
2	Latin	pallor	a pale color, paleness, wanness, pallor;...
3	Latin	palleō	to be pale; to turn pale, blanch
4	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pallour”

pallor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palleō →Every word from Latin pallor →