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Where does “palor” come from?

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

palor (Old French): paleness, pallor

Definitions

  1. paleness, pallor

Ancestry of “palor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpallora pale color, paleness, wanness, pallor;...
2Latinpalleō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “palor”

  • pallor
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