Latin

palleō

‘to be pale’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin palleō.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin palleō, most familiar first.

• pale ← pallidus
• pallid ← pallidus
• pallor ← pallour ← palor
• pallidum ← pallidus
• pallescent ← pallēscō

Etymograph / Latin palleō