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Where does “pelito-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pelito-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pelito-”

  • pale
  • pallor
  • pallid
  • paleness
  • paling
  • palest
  • pallidum
  • palely
  • paleface
  • palefaced
  • paly
  • palish
  • pallidly
  • palet
  • pallidness
  • palen
  • pallidity
  • palewise
  • paleth
  • paleass
  • pales
  • beyond the pale
  • pelidnoma
  • paleaquult
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