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Where does “pallidus” come from?

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

pallidus (New 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpalleoI am pale; I turn pale, blanch; I grow pale, am...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelito-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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