pallid
/ˈpæləd/PA-luhd
/ˈpæləd/PA-luhd
Meaningpale
Common meaning: pale
- pallto be pale; paleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1292 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin palleō; pallidus ‘to be pale; pale’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry palleō, p. 1292 · dictionary scan
Roots
- palleō; pallidus Latin “to be pale; pale”
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